Metro-East Lutheran and Nokomis are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will welcome the Nokomis Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Metro-East Lutheran is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. Everything went their way against Dupo as Metro-East Lutheran made off with a 14-3 victory.
Drake Luebbert
| 03/17/25 vs Dupo | 4 |
| 04/13/24 @ East St. Louis | 3 |
| 03/21/24 @ Cahokia | 3 |
| 04/20/24 vs Calhoun | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Marquette Catholic | 2 |
Drake Luebbert was a standout: he scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Thijson Heard, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Metro-East Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dupo only posted a batting average of .238.
Meanwhile, Nokomis posted their closest win since May 4, 2024 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Staunton 4-3.
Metro-East Lutheran skirted past Nokomis 9-8 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Metro-East Lutheran repeat their success, or does Nokomis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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