Baseball Preview: Atholton Raiders vs. Howard Lions
The Atholton Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Howard Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Atholton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Atholton will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Howard on Wednesday. Atholton had just enough and edged Howard out 5-3.
Aaron Lutz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Lutz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lutz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Thomas MacKenzie was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Camryn Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Atholton's win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Howard, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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