Baseball Preview: Dundalk Owls vs. Lansdowne Vikings
Dundalk has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lansdowne Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Thursday, Dundalk suffered a tough 14-7 loss at the hands of Randallstown.
Datangnan Pittman and Connor Reich stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pittman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Reich scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Lindsay, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lansdowne fell victim to a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Catonsville on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lansdowne in their matchups with Catonsville: they've now lost seven in a row.
Lansdowne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Lambert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Dundalk dropped their record down to 1-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lansdowne, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.
Dundalk took their win against Lansdowne when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-6. Will Dundalk repeat their success, or does Lansdowne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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