Mustangs
| 03/04/25 @ San Marcos Academy | 20 |
| 03/24/25 vs Town East Christian | 18 |
| 02/27/25 vs New Braunfels Thunder | 12 |
| 03/01/25 vs Valor South Austin | 10 |
| 02/27/25 vs Veritas Academy | 8 |
Lutheran lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Faith Academy, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's game. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Flames on Tuesday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Austin Eickstead made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Lutheran's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-9 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Louie Hoch was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Chris Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Faith Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Lutheran will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Flames: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
