Baseball Preview: La Crescent Lancers vs. Byron Bears
The La Crescent Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Byron Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
La Crescent is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jordan just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hubmen / Jaguars by a score of 3-2.
Drew Peters was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Peters has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peters was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double.
Peters wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Von Arx, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Byron sidestepped Kasson-Mantorville for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Byron.
La Crescent's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Byron, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
La Crescent came up short against Byron in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Can La Crescent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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