Baseball Preview: Lancaster Catholic Crusaders vs. Annville-Cleona Dutchmen
Lancaster Catholic is 8-2 against Annville-Cleona since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lancaster Catholic Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Annville-Cleona Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Lancaster Catholic came out on top against Columbia by a score of 8-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Logan Weyforth made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Weyforth was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ty George was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Liam Ahern was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Annville-Cleona had just enough and edged Lancaster Mennonite out 8-6 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Annville-Cleona.
Colten Shaffer and Cameron Connelly did most of the damage at the plate: Shaffer scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Connelly scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Keller, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Lancaster Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Annville-Cleona, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Lancaster Catholic has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Annville-Cleona struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lancaster Catholic skirted past Annville-Cleona 2-0 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Does Lancaster Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Annville-Cleona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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