After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hustisford/Dodgeland, Lake Country Lutheran was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Milwaukee Lutheran Red Knights a 21-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Lightning in their matchups with the Red Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
Ava Budnik made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Eden Mueller
| 05/03/25 vs Milwaukee Lutheran | 5 |
| 04/22/25 @ St. Francis | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Luther Prep | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Shoreland Lutheran | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Living Word Lutheran | 1 |
In other batting news, Lake Country Lutheran let Katelyn Meulendyke and Eden Mueller run wild. Meulendyke got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Mueller got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Mueller a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kierstyn Black, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Lake Country Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-9. As for Milwaukee Lutheran, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Lake Country Lutheran didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-0 win against Living Word Lutheran on the 6th. Milwaukee Lutheran has also already played their next game (against Whitnall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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