Baseball Recap: Lebanon Takes a Loss

Lebanon extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 7-6 in the process. They fell 6-1 to the Corvallis Spartans. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 24, 2019, but that streak is no more.

Lebanon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Cox, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

As for Corvallis, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games.

On Corvallis' side, Roy Bannister made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Bannister was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Axel Prechel was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Ben Weiss was another key player, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI.

While Lebanon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.