Softball Game Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles

By Team Reports May 10, 2025, 11:12pm

Softball Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles

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Lyons is a perfect 10-0 against Clyde-Savannah since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Lions will welcome the Golden Eagles at 4:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Clyde-Savannah will be up against a hot Lyons team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Lions beat Mynderse Academy on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-3. Considering the Lions have won 12 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Keira Weber

Batters Struck Out

05/10/25 vs Mynderse Academy10
05/09/25 @ Waterloo9
05/06/25 @ Palmyra-Macedon12
05/05/25 vs Williamson8
04/30/25 @ North Rose-Wolcott8

Keira Weber made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Rylee Richardson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison VanLare, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Lyons kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clyde-Savannah, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over East Rochester on Friday.

The team relied heavily on Larissa Walters, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Larsen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Lyons' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Clyde-Savannah, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Clyde-Savannah's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lyons has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 13.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Clyde-Savannah, though, as they've been averaging 12.9 hits. Given Lyons' sizable advantage in that area, the Golden Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap.

Lyons took their victory against Clyde-Savannah in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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