Baseball Preview: Red Lion Lions vs. Dallastown Wildcats
Red Lion has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dallastown Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Red Lion's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Northeastern out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Connor Lawrence's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Steven Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Dallastown had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Central York on Wednesday and snuck past 3-2.
Dallastown also got a great performance from Kamden Sowers as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Kessler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Red Lion's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Dallastown, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
Red Lion was able to grind out a solid win over Dallastown when the teams last played back in April, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dallastown's Matt Stone, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Red Lion still be able to contain Stone? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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