The Luther Knights will challenge the De Soto Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Luther has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Thursday, Luther came up short against Westby and fell 15-12. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, De Soto won against Kickapoo on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Pirates were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over La Farge. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Ella Koch made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Kylee Venner and Sascha Doll did most of the damage at the plate: Venner went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Doll went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave Venner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sylvia Krueger, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
De Soto's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Luther, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Luther took their win against De Soto when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 13-6 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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