Baseball Preview: Lucy Beckham Bengals vs. Wando Warriors
The Lucy Beckham Bengals are on the road again on Friday to play the Wando Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Lucy Beckham's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Wando's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lucy Beckham can't be too worried about heading out to take on Wando: they just beat May River at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lucy Beckham skirted past May River 5-3.
Holman Blake made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Blake was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Sam Dielmann looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Blake wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Preston DeNapoli, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Fagan, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Wando was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of West Ashley by a score of 3-1. Wando has struggled against West Ashley recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lucy Beckham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Wando, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6-2.
Lucy Beckham came out on top in a nail-biter against Wando when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lucy Beckham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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