Baseball Game Preview: Leonia Lions vs. Dwight-Englewood Bulldogs

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Previous Games

05/03/24 - Home	4-9 L
04/04/24 - Away	14-4 W
05/02/23 - Away	5-18 L
04/15/23 - Home	7-0 W
05/27/21 - Away	5-6 L
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Leonia and Dwight-Englewood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lions will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Leonia is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Leonia saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dumont.

Meanwhile, Dwight-Englewood has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.09 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They came up short against Mahwah, falling 16-4.

Noah Fisher was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Dwight-Englewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Leonia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

Leonia couldn't quite get it done against Dwight-Englewood in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-4. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.