Baseball Game Preview: Vina Red Devils vs. Lynn Bears

The Vina Red Devils will challenge the Lynn Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Vina has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Lynn will arrive with three straight wins.

Vina fell victim to Red Bay and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 16-0 to the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Lynn never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Phillips as Lynn made off with a 12-0 victory. Lynn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by nine runs or more this season.

Dylan Dunagan and Austin Dodd were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Dunagan tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Dodd pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dunagan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Dunagan scored two runs and stole Five bases. while going 2-for-2, while Dodd scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Laythen Uptain was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Five bases. while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Tittle, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.

Lynn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher in three consecutive games.

Lynn's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Vina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Vina suffered a grim 20-1 defeat to Lynn when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Will Vina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.