Baseball Recap: Lancaster Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Lancaster proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 12) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Newark Wildcats 1-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Golden Gales, who have now won seven matches in a row.

Golden Gales

Previous Games (Home)

05/15/25 vs Newark	1-0
05/05/25 vs Logan	10-0
04/28/25 vs Teays Valley	7-4
04/21/25 vs Canal Winchester	4-2
04/16/25 vs Reynoldsburg	12-0
+ 7 more games

Lancaster pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Newark, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.

Coming up, Lancaster will take on Pickerington Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Newark, they will square off against Bloom-Carroll at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Bulldogs have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.