By John RittenhouseThe Luverne and Adrian High School baseball teams received their final tune-ups before postseason play by squaring off against each other in Luverne Monday.Luverne snapped a deadlock at one by scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and fought off a late challenge by AHS to post a 3-2 win.Zach Wysong put the Cards in front 2-1 with an RBI single in the fifth. Jared Pick, who walked earlier in the inning, scored from third base when a Luverne batter drew a throw to first base after a third strike eluded Adrian’s catcher.Adrian’s Joel Hoffman delivered an RBI double in the top of the seventh to trim Luverne’s lead to one run at 3-2. The Dragons had runners on first and third when the final out of the game was registered.Wysong opened the scoring for LHS with an RBI double in the first inning. Adrian knotted the score at one with Glen Kruger’s RBI double in the top of the fourth.J.T. Bruynes picked up the pitching win by tossing two innings of scoreless relief. Pick started the game and yielded one run in four innings. Ben Nath pitched the seventh inning and earned a save.Will Lutmer received the loss for AHS, pitching in relief for starter David Hoffer. Brandon Diekmann also pitched for AHS.The 9-8 Cards open Section 3AA play at noon Saturday in Pipestone, where they take on Murray County Central. The 11-9 Dragons host first-round games in the Section 3A Tournament Saturday. The Dragons play a noon game against Wabasso or Springfield.Box score AB R H BIJ.Pick 2 2 2 0Wysong 3 0 2 2Cote 1 0 0 0Boelman 2 0 0 0Herman 3 0 0 0Graphenteen 3 0 0 0Bruynes 1 0 0 0Boler 1 0 0 0Richters 1 0 0 0Oeding 1 0 0 0Lundgren 1 0 0 0B.Pick 1 0 1 0Nath 2 1 0 0Tofteland 2 0 0 0
