Baseball Preview: Red Lion Lions vs. South Western Mustangs
Red Lion is 8-2 against South Western since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Red Lion Lions will head out on the road to challenge the South Western Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Red Lion: 1.9, South Western: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Red Lion earned a 6-1 win over Dallastown. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Lion.
Bailey Grim was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Jaden Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Western unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northeastern. The match marked the first time this year in which South Western was not able to get on the board.
South Western saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Winkler, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Red Lion pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for South Western, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Red Lion has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Western struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Red Lion skirted past South Western 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Lion 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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