Trinity Lutheran scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past the Crothersville Tigers 19-3. Considering Trinity Lutheran has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Drake Goodpaster and Levi Pottschmidt were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Goodpaster struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Pottschmidt tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goodpaster has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Goodpaster went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Pottschmidt scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Trinity Lutheran got a massive performance out of Jackson Trueblood, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Peyton Pollert was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Crothersville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logen Osullivan, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The win was the fifth in a row for Trinity Lutheran, bringing their record for this year to 12-11. As for Crothersville, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Trinity Lutheran will face off against Rising Sun at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rising Sun is coming into the game with ten straight losses on the road, meaning Trinity Lutheran will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Crothersville, they will square off against Indiana School for the Deaf at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Indiana School for the Deaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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