Baseball Preview: South Fayette Lions vs. Connellsville Falcons
The South Fayette Lions are on the road again on Monday to play the Connellsville Falcons at 4:00 p.m. South Fayette's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Connellsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Fayette put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season in Saturday's second game. They blew past Peters Township 12-1. While fans of South Fayette might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Connellsville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They came out on top against Trinity by a score of 4-0. The win was just what Connellsville needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Logan Lowery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kace Shearer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
South Fayette pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Connellsville, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
South Fayette took their victory against Connellsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will South Fayette repeat their success, or does Connellsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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