Baseball Game Preview: Licking Valley Panthers vs. Bexley Lions

The Licking Valley Panthers will square off against the Bexley Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Licking Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Licking Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Linden-McKinley a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Licking Valley, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Bexley came up short against Grove City Christian on Tuesday and fell 5-2. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Licking Valley pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bexley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10-1.

Licking Valley might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Bexley in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.