After having lost a blowout in their previous game against River Valley, Michigan Lutheran was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the New Buffalo Bison by a score of 6-1. For Michigan Lutheran, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 defeat New Buffalo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Micah Herbst was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Herbst has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Herbst was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonah Eggert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ty Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On New Buffalo's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vaughn Nikkel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Michigan Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for New Buffalo, they dropped their record down to 8-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Michigan Lutheran will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Buffalo: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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