Baseball Game Preview: Crocker Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 3:13am

Baseball Preview: Crocker Lions vs. Stover Bulldogs

The Crocker Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Stover Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crocker's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Stover's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Crocker is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Iberia just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 10-3 to the Rangers. Crocker has not had much luck with Iberia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Crocker saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Burney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Burney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Meanwhile, Stover got the win against Climax Springs on Monday by a conclusive 14-2.

Crocker's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Stover, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.

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