Baseball Preview: Fort LeBoeuf Bison vs. Warren Dragons
The Fort LeBoeuf Bison will be playing at home against the Warren Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort LeBoeuf is out to stop a ten-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Fort LeBoeuf is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Corry 19-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fort LeBoeuf considering their one-run performance the game before.
Matt Herr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Herr was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Grady Matkovich was a standout: he scored four runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Sayers, who went 3-for-5 with six RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Warren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Meadville by a score of 6-4.
Warren saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Dippold, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Warren didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Fort LeBoeuf's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Fort LeBoeuf's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's match. Fort LeBoeuf has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Warren, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Fort LeBoeuf continue to outrun the ball?
Fort LeBoeuf couldn't quite finish off Warren when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Fort LeBoeuf avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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