Baseball Game Preview: Mason Comets vs. Lakota West Firebirds

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Away	9-3 W
04/12/24 - Away	4-1 W
04/12/23 - Away	7-4 W
04/10/23 - Home	0-2 L
04/10/22 - Home	12-2 W
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Mason is 8-2 against Lakota West since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Comets will face off against the Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Mason will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Mason nor Fairfield made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Comets had just enough and edged out the Indians 3-2.

Liam Sander was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on JJ Darst, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Tyler Groff also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Lakota West unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Oak Hills by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Firebirds' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Mason pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Lakota West, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.

Mason took their victory against Lakota West when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-3 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.