Baseball Preview: Lake-Lehman Knights vs. Hanover Area Hawkeyes
Lake-Lehman is 8-2 against Hanover Area since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lake-Lehman Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 4:15 p.m. The last three games Lake-Lehman has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lake-Lehman took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Allentown Central Catholic out 2-1.
Jason Jones spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Lake-Lehman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Smith, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Hanover Area is still looking for their season's first win. They fell 10-6 to Carbondale Area on Saturday.
Brady Fallon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Lake-Lehman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Hanover Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Lake-Lehman's way against Hanover Area when the teams last played last Wednesday as Lake-Lehman made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake-Lehman 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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