Baseball Preview: New Lexington Panthers vs. Circleville Tigers
The New Lexington Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Circleville Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Lexington is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
New Lexington is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Philo (and have done all season long). Everything went New Lexington's way against Philo on Thursday as New Lexington made off with a 10-0 win.
Clay Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, New Lexington got a massive performance out of Jonathan Dold, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Pyle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Circleville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fairfield Union 8-7.
New Lexington's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Circleville, their record now sits at 7-11.
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