The Lutheran West Longhorns will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the John F. Kennedy Fighting Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lutheran West has four straight wins, John F. Kennedy has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lutheran West stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Brooklyn with a sharp 17-1 victory. That's two games straight that Lutheran West has won by exactly 16 runs.
Eric Dill was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Dill has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dill was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bryce Groppe and Adam Flachbart did most of the damage at the plate: Groppe went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, while Flachbart scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Flachbart has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was AJ Biascochea, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
John F. Kennedy kicked off their season on the road last Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of Garrett Morgan.
Lutheran West's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for John F. Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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