After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Watseka, Momence was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers as the Momence Momence Athletics made off with an 11-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Momence also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Nolan Lewke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Lewke was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Momence got a big performance out of Shane Cook, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nick Charbonneau was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Like Momence, Illinois Lutheran also got a great game from a two-way player: Padraig Hurley. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hurley was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Hurley wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dawveed Holland, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Holland has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
Momence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-15 record this season. As for Illinois Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.
Momence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Kingdom Prep Lutheran at 12:00 p.m.
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