Baseball Preview: Byron Bears vs. La Crescent Lancers
The Byron Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the La Crescent Lancers at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Byron: 3.5, La Crescent: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Byron sidestepped Kasson-Mantorville for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Byron.
Meanwhile, La Crescent unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Jordan 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peters was also big at the plate, 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.
Byron's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for La Crescent, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Byron was able to grind out a solid victory over La Crescent in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. Will Byron repeat their success, or does La Crescent have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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