AURORA, Colo. — Two defending champions facing each other in a state title game is rare, but it happened Saturday at Aurora Sports Complex.
After winning the Class 3A championship a year ago, the Lutheran Lions returned, now in 4A, to face the defending champs Holy Family in their new classification.
The result was the same for Lutheran -- which rode a brilliant performance from starting pitcher Hailey Maestretti to a 3-0 victory over the Tigers for back-to-back state titles.
"It feels awesome," said Maestretti, who recorded a jaw-dropping 17 strikeouts in the championship game. "I was just pitching with confidence that my team was right behind me the whole time. They had my back no matter what."
Lutheran ends the season with a 28-1 overall record, which included a 15-game winning streak to the title. Holy Family went 24-5 as runner-up.
>>Watch the extended video above and see the highlights on the 9NEWS Prep Rally this weekend!
SUGGESTED VIDEOS: Sports
9NEWS+
9NEWS+ has multiple live daily shows including 9NEWS Mornings, Next with Kyle Clark and 9NEWS+ Daily, an original streaming program. 9NEWS+ is where you can watch live breaking news, weather updates, and press conferences. You can also replay recent newscasts and find videos on demand of our top stories, local politics, investigations and Colorado specific features.
To download 9NEWS+ on Roku search for KUSA.
To download 9NEWS+ on Fire TV search for 9NEWS.
MORE WAYS TO GET 9NEWS
Subscribe to our daily 9NEWSLETTER
Download the 9NEWS APP
iTunes: http://on9news.tv/itunes
Google Play: http://on9news.tv/1lWnC5n
> Top stories curated daily just for you! Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER to get can’t-miss stories, Next and Broncos content, weather and more delivered right to your inbox.