Baseball Preview: Calvert Senecas vs. Lakota Raiders
The Calvert Senecas will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakota Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Calvert comes in on seven and Lakota on three.
Calvert can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over St. Mary Central Catholic. While fans of Calvert might be used to big wins, the nine-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Meanwhile, Lakota was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Mary Central Catholic on Saturday, taking the game 7-2.
Chase Dussel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Dussel was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below three stolen bases for three straight games.
Dussel wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was AJ Gosche, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Calvert's win was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.2 runs. As for Lakota, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Calvert came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lakota's Kenny Rice, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Calvert to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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