Lutheran hasn't had much luck against Rock Falls recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Lutheran has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lutheran is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Byron, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rock Falls, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Stillman Valley with a sharp 17-2 win on Monday. Considering the Rockets have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Rock Falls got a massive performance out of Austin Castaneda, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Castaneda has become a key player for the Rockets: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadon Schulz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Rock Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stillman Valley only posted a batting average of .214.
Rock Falls now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Lutheran couldn't quite get it done against Rock Falls when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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