Baseball Game Preview: Holland Dutchmen vs. Lackawanna Steelers

Holland is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Lackawanna a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Holland Dutchmen will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Lackawanna Steelers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Holland and Eden meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Dutchmen put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 7-1 victory.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Lackawanna made sure to put some runs up on the board against Western New York Maritime Charter on Wednesday. The Steelers blew past the Commodores 12-2. The win continues a trend for the Steelers in their matchups with the Commodores: they've now won four in a row.

The victory got Holland back to even at 1-1. As for Lackawanna, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.

Holland skirted past Lackawanna 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Will the Dutchmen repeat their success, or do the Steelers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.