Baseball Preview: Red Lion Lions vs. South Western Mustangs
The Red Lion Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the South Western Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Red Lion: 2.4, South Western: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Western is facing Red Lion at the wrong time: Red Lion suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buckskins. It was the first time this season that Red Lion let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, South Western entered their match against Eastern York on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Western fell just short of Eastern York by a score of 5-4.
Amanjeet Turka was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aiden Freeman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colby Bealing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Western didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern York only tossed five.
Red Lion's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3. As for South Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-2.
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