Baseball Game Preview: Crest Lancers vs. Uniontown Eagles

Crest is 8-2 against Uniontown since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Lancers will be playing at home against the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Crest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.

Crest will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Kansas City Christian School, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Lancers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 11-1 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their two-run performance the match before.

Kade Nilges

Home Runs (Career)

04/29/25 vs Kansas City Christian School	2
04/17/25 @ Jayhawk Linn	1
04/03/25 vs Yates Center	1
04/03/25 vs Yates Center	1
03/31/25 @ Northeast	1

Kade Nilges made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Nilges was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jensen Barker was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Henry White was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Uniontown came up short against Fredonia on Monday and fell 6-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Uniontown's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.

Everything went Crest's way against Uniontown when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Crest made off with a 22-0 win. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.