Baseball Game Preview: Clarion-Limestone Lions vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch

The Clarion-Limestone Lions will square off against the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarion-Limestone comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

On Wednesday, Clarion-Limestone came up short against Redbank Valley and fell 6-2.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for St. Marys' offense. They came up short against Bellefonte on Wednesday, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Flying Dutch in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.

St. Marys got a good showing from Joel Beimel, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, St. Marys saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Reynolds has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

St. Marys' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Clarion-Limestone, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Clarion-Limestone was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Marys in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Flying Dutch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.