Baseball Preview: Leetonia Bears vs. Southern Indians
Leetonia is 0-10 against Southern since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Leetonia Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Southern Indians at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Leetonia's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Heartland Christian on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Lions. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Leetonia's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Southern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 14-5 to David Anderson.
Southern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Mayfield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Leetonia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Southern, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Leetonia might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Southern in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern's Mason Pitts, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Leetonia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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