Baseball Game Preview: Lancaster Golden Gales vs. Newark Wildcats

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Previous Games

04/23/25 - Away	0-4 L
05/03/24 - Away	1-7 L
04/22/24 - Home	5-3 W
04/19/24 - Away	2-0 W
05/10/23 - Away	1-6 L
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Lancaster and Newark are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Golden Gales will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Lancaster is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

Lancaster's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Reynoldsburg with a sharp 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Golden Gales, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Newark faced off against Pickerington North on Wednesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-6. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Lancaster pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Newark, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.

Lancaster couldn't quite get it done against Newark in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 4-0. Will the Golden Gales have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.