Baseball Preview: Lockwood Tigers vs. Pierce City Eagles
Lockwood has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Pierce City Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Lockwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Northeast Vernon County, taking the game 15-10.
Nikolaus Thieman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thieman was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landry Ogden, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Ogden is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Eggerman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pierce City can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Miller out 10-9.
Lockwood's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-4. As for Pierce City, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Lockwood took their win against Pierce City when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockwood since the squad 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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