The Rochester Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rochester has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Lutheran Northwest will come in with three straight wins.
Rochester made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Fraser, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Falcons fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 8-6 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Lutheran Northwest made easy work of Inter-City Baptist on Tuesday and carried off a 14-1 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Fiona Hanes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Parets, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Ashley Abele was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Lutheran Northwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Lutheran Northwest pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rochester, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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