Baseball Preview: Red Land Patriots vs. Altoona Mountain Lions
The Red Land Patriots will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Altoona Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Red Land had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Northern York.
Red Land got a good showing from Trey Wenger, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Anderson French was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brett Minnich, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Red Land didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Altoona waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Dragons.
Altoona let Dante LaRocco and Tanner Stroup loose on the outfield. LaRocco scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Stroup went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Red Land's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Altoona, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Red Land might still be hurting after the 13-4 loss they got from Altoona in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Red Land, Evan Alwine (who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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