Baseball Game Preview: Lebanon Warriors vs. Wayne Warriors

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04/06/24 - Home	4-1 W
05/10/23 - Away	12-0 W
04/02/21 - Away	15-1 W
04/18/19 - Away	11-1 W
04/11/18 - Home	2-1 W
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Lebanon has gone a perfect 10-0 against Wayne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Lebanon will be playing in front of their home fans against Wayne at 10:00 a.m. Lebanon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Lebanon came up short against Turpin and fell 6-3.

Lebanon got a good showing from Cameron Healy, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Healy a new career-low in walks (zero).

Meanwhile, Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Northmont, falling 10-3.

Joey Tobe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Hargrave, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.

Wayne's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lebanon has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Lebanon's hitters?

Lebanon was able to grind out a solid win over Wayne when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Does Lebanon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.