Baseball Preview: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Lewisburg Green Dragons
Central Mountain is 5-0 against Lewisburg since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Lewisburg Green Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Central Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Central Mountain is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Williamsport just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 9-6 to the Millionaires.
Blake Walker put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Malaky Moyd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-2 to Mifflinburg on Tuesday.
Landen Wagner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lewisburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Central Mountain's record is now 12-4. As for Lewisburg, their record now sits at 0-18.
Lewisburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Central Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lewisburg, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9. Will Central Mountain keep running through batters, or will Lewisburg buck the trend?
Central Mountain took their victory against Lewisburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Mountain 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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