Baseball Game Preview: Lewiston-Porter Lancers vs. Grand Island Vikings

The Lewiston-Porter Lancers will face off against the Grand Island Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

On Wednesday, Lewiston-Porter came up short against Lockport and fell 5-1. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Isaac Lauger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Lewiston-Porter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Luchese, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Luchese has hit this season.

Meanwhile, Grand Island came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 14-0 shutout. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.

Grand Island pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Lewiston-Porter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Lewiston-Porter couldn't quite get it done against Grand Island when the teams last played on Saturday as they fell 12-8. Will the Lancers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.