The Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers will face off against the Loyola Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They fell just short of Madelia by a score of 7-6.
Joshua Vander Plas put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Brennan Bendix and Kaden Peterson did some serious damage despite the final result: Bendix scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Peterson scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Loyola fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Maple River on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran skirted past Loyola 10-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Does Minnesota Valley Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loyola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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