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Dragons take two of three

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian baseball team bounced back from a Thursday loss to post a pair of wins early this week.After dropping a three-run decision to Southwest United in Adrian Thursday, the Dragons secured a seven-run home win over Edgerton Monday before coasting to a 10-run victory in Minneota Tuesday.The 7-5 Dragons host Comfrey-Cedar Mountain today before playing a game in Slayton Tuesday.Adrian 13, Minneota 3A big game from junior Will Lutmer carried the Dragons to a 10-run win in Minneota Tuesday.Along with tossing all seven innings to get the win, Lutmer belted two homers and drove in six runs for AHS.After Brandon Diekmann opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first, Lutmer drilled a two-run homer to give AHS a 3-0 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.Lutmer hit a grand slam to cap the scoring for Adrian in the seventh inning.Adam Diekmann, who had two hits, supplied a three-run single during a four-run rally in the fourth inning.Glen Kruger led AHS with three hits, while Brandon Diekmann and Kontz chipped in two hits each.Lutmer fanned seven batters, walked three and yielded five hits during his seven innings of pitching.Adrian 7, Edgerton 0The Dragons swept their annual two-game series with the Flying Dutchmen by rolling to a seven-run win in Adrian Monday.A wet field in Edgerton forced a site change for the game, and Dragon pitcher Brandon Diekmann seemed to be comfortable on a familiar mound as he tossed a seven-inning shutout.Diekmann fanned eight batters, walked two and surrendered three hits.Seven different players drove in runs for AHS, which scored once in the third inning and twice in the fourth, fifth and sixth frames.Kontz opened the scoring with a RBI single in the third.Alex Suedkamp and Adam Diekmann slapped RBI singles in the fourth, while Tyler Vaske singled home a run before Brandon Diekmann delivered a run-scoring double in the fifth.Lutmer drew a bases-loaded walk and Kruger received an RBI for a fielder’s choice to cap the scoring in the sixth.SWU 9, Adrian 6The Dragons slipped two games behind conference-leading SWU when they dropped a three-run decision to the Wildcats Thursday in Adrian.SWU scored eight runs in the first two innings and Adrian couldn’t overcome the Wildcats’ fast start.Adrian did climb back into contention by scoring six runs in the bottom of the second, but SWU blanked the hosts over the final five frames and added one insurance run in the seventh.Kontz, Adam Diekmann, Joel Hoffman and Vaske doubled home one run each to highlight Adrian’s six-run second.Lutmer started the game on the mound and took the loss after issuing five walks and yielding six runs in one and one-third innings. Kontz pitched five and two-thirds innings of two-run relief.

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