Lourdes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Dover-Eyota Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lourdes will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lourdes had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Chatfield.
Nolan Rolih made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dover-Eyota sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Cannon Falls on Thursday.
Dover-Eyota saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mat Matejka, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Matejka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Lehnertz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lourdes dropped their record down to 2-14 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Dover-Eyota, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Lourdes came up short against Dover-Eyota when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Lourdes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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