Baseball Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Solanco Golden Mules
Lampeter-Strasburg is 8-2 against Solanco since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Solanco Golden Mules at 4:15 p.m. Lampeter-Strasburg will be strutting in after a victory while Solanco will be coming in after a loss.
Lampeter-Strasburg is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Conestoga Valley with a sharp 13-3 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Hillen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was James Wall, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Solanco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Lebanon by a score of 2-0.
Lampeter-Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Solanco, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Solanco's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Lampeter-Strasburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Solanco, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Lampeter-Strasburg keep running through batters, or will Solanco buck the trend?
Lampeter-Strasburg beat Solanco 8-4 in their previous matchup on April 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lampeter-Strasburg 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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