Baseball Preview: Danville Ironmen vs. Lewisburg Green Dragons
The Danville Ironmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lewisburg Green Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Danville's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lewisburg has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Danville is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Midd-West 17-9. Danville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Wyatt Shultz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Shultz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Shultz was even better at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Danville got a massive performance out of Matt Acor, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Diehl, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Lewisburg had to settle for a 12-11 loss against Mifflinburg on Monday.
Lewisburg got a massive performance out of Landen Wagner, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Xavier Carter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Danville's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Lewisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Lewisburg's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Danville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Lewisburg, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Danville's sizable advantage in that area, Lewisburg will need to find a way to close that gap.
Danville beat Lewisburg 10-6 when the teams last played on April 5th. Will Danville repeat their success, or does Lewisburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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