Lake Country Lutheran waltzed into their contest on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights a 10-0 shutout. Considering Lake Country Lutheran has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Maddux Kiley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Lake Country Lutheran let Gavin Schieffer and Jack Poellot loose on the outfield. Schieffer went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Poellot scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Poellot has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Skrzypchak, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Lake Country Lutheran's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Brookfield Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Lake Country Lutheran will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Joseph at 12:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph: 3.6, Lake Country Lutheran: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Brookfield Academy, they will head out on the road to take on University School of Milwaukee at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. University School of Milwaukee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Brookfield Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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