By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne High School baseball squad experienced a hard-luck week.The Cardinals lost the first games of scheduled doubleheaders in Marshall Thursday and in Luverne against Redwood Valley Tuesday, and they were saddled with two losses when the second game of each set was rained out.Under Southwest Conference rules, the winner of the first game is credited with a 1-0 victory when Game 2 is rained out.Luverne went 1-1 at the Lac qui Parle Valley Tournament in Madison Saturday.Wysong was hitless in two trips to the plate during Tuesday’s game against Redwood Valley in Luverne.RWV scored an unearned run in the fourth inning to win the first game of the scheduled doubleheader.Wysong had a solid day in Madison Saturday, where he drove in four runs in five at bats.The Hills-Beaver Creek High School sophomore registered a two-run single and chased home another run with a sacrifice fly during a 15-2 victory over West Central in the tournament’s first round.Wysong was hitless in two at bats during an 8-5 loss to LQPV in the finale, but he received an RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.Wysong pitched one inning against LQPV, allowing one hit, one walk and two unearned runs.The Cards lost a 5-4 decision in the first game of Thursday’s scheduled doubleheader in Marshall. The second game was rained out.Wysong was hitless in two at bats against the Tigers.The 9-8 Cardinals host Fairmont Friday before ending the regular season with a doubleheader in Windom Monday.
