The Dominican Knights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Martin Luther Spartans at 10:30 a.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Martin Luther is facing Dominican at the wrong time: Dominican suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. Their rough 12-2 defeat to the Lancers might stick with them for a while. It was the first time this season that Dominican let down their fans at home.
Charlie Wahlen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther came up short against Shoreland Lutheran on Thursday and fell 9-6.
Brendan Scheel and Nastacio Sanchez were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. Throwing, Scheel pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Sanchez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Scheel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Scheel scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Sanchez scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Martin Luther kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Dominican's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for Martin Luther, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Dominican has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Martin Luther struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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