The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders will face off against the Marine City Mariners on Wednesday. Lutheran Northwest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Marine City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Wednesday, Lutheran Northwest didn't have quite enough to beat L'Anse Creuse and fell 5-4. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Marine City hadn't done well against Algonac recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Mariners sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Muskrats. Winning may never get old, but the Mariners sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Danny Vandevyver and Cooper Letson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Vandevyver struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Letson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vandevyver has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At the plate, Vandevyver went 2-for-4 with two runs, while Letson went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Paul Muscat, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Emmet Hoski was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Marine City pushed their record up to 22-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Lutheran Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Lutheran Northwest suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Marine City in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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