Baseball Game Preview: Lower Merion Aces vs. Conestoga Pioneers

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03/19/25 - Home	3-1 W
05/02/24 - Home	3-8 L
04/06/24 - Away	9-14 L
05/04/23 - Away	11-4 W
03/29/23 - Home	3-2 W
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Lower Merion and Conestoga are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Aces will head out to challenge the Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Lower Merion will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Lower Merion barely beat Harriton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Aces put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 10-1 win on Monday.

Meanwhile, Conestoga had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 8-4.

Max Brown looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Hunter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chase Cherny, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Conestoga was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Lower Merion pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Conestoga, their record now sits at 5-6.

Lower Merion skirted past Conestoga 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aces since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.