Baseball Preview: Lindale Eagles vs. Van Vandals
The Lindale Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Van Vandals at 7:00 p.m. Lindale is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
If Lindale beats Van with four runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Lindale never let Athens onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Friday.
Not much got past Hudson Legrow, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Athens off the board. Legrow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Betts was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Van earned a 5-2 win over Brownsboro on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Van.
Grady Baetz looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Wyatt Dale was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Rawly Hinch, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lindale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season. As for Van, their victory bumped their record up to 24-7-2.
Lindale came out on top in a nail-biter against Van in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Does Lindale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Van turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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