Baseball Game Preview: Leetonia Bears vs. David Anderson Blue Devils

Leetonia is 1-7 against David Anderson since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Leetonia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

While Leetonia's win against Wellsville wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bears won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 7-6. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.

Dominic Lewis

Runs

05/11/26 vs Wellsville	3
05/13/26 @ Wellsville	2
04/13/26 @ Chaney	2
04/23/26 vs McKinley	1
04/22/26 vs East Palestine	1
+ 4 more games

Jaden Rivers and Dominic Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Rivers got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one RBI, while Lewis went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Lewis has become a key player for Leetonia: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-10 otherwise. Jeremiah Falk was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, David Anderson suffered their biggest defeat since April 17th on Wednesday. They lost 12-1 to United. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

David Anderson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Carpenter, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Leetonia's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for David Anderson, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Leetonia has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like David Anderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Leetonia suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to David Anderson in their previous meeting last Monday. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.