Baseball Preview: Lyons Lions vs. York Dukes
Lyons and York are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Lyons Lions will head out on the road to square off against the York Dukes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Lyons can't be too worried about heading out to take on York: they just beat St. Laurence at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lyons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over St. Laurence on Wednesday.
Jake Shumaker was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shumaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shumaker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Brady Chambers tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Shumaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Mango, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, York suffered a rough 9-3 loss at the hands of Lyons on Tuesday. York has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lyons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for York, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
Lyons took their win against York when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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