Ohio High School Baseball - Lebanon sneaks past Anderson
April 7, 2023: Lebanon, OH 45036 Spectators at Friday's league battle between the Lebanon Warriors (Lebanon, OH) and the visiting Anderson Raptors (Cincinnati, OH), saw Lebanon's baseball squad edge Anderson by a count of 9-8.
Coming up next, the Warriors play the Clinton-Massie Falcons (Clarksville, OH) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, April 8. Lebanon will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Falcons enter the battle with a 1-0 record after their 8-5 non-league win over Hillsboro (Hillsboro, OH).
The Raptors now possess a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kings for a Eastern Cincinnati battle on Monday, April 10. Anderson will play a Knights squad coming off a 9-8 non-league win over DeSales (Louisville, KY). The Knights record now stands at 4-1.
Game Summary
Anderson Varsity Raptors fell to Lebanon 9-8 on Friday on the final play of the game. The game was tied at eight with Lebanon batting in the bottom of the seventh when an error scored one run for Lebanon.
Anderson Varsity Raptors fell behind by four runs in the fifth inning, but then tried to fight back. Anderson Varsity Raptors scored six runs in the failed comeback on a walk by Elliff, a error, a, and a double by Muehlenkamp.
Lebanon fired up the offense in the second inning, when Weilnau doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.
Anderson Varsity Raptors notched six runs in the sixth inning. Elliff, Alten, Best, and Muehlenkamp all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Dunlap got the win for Lebanon. The ace surrendered one run on three hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one and walking zero. Hodges threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Elliff took the loss for Anderson Varsity Raptors. The righthander went
