Baseball Game Preview: Lawrence Heads Out

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:15am

Baseball Preview: Lawrence Bulldogs vs. Waterville Panthers

Lawrence and Waterville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lawrence Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Waterville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrence has eight straight victories, Waterville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Friday, it was close, but Lawrence sidestepped Cony for a 4-3 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Lawrence has scored all season.

Waterville lost 13-3 to Nokomis on Monday.

Lawrence's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Waterville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Everything went Lawrence's way against Waterville when the teams last played back in April as Lawrence made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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