Baseball Preview: Lewis County Minutemen vs. Pelion Panthers
After two games on the road, Lewis County is heading back home. They will take on the Pelion Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Lewis County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Lewis County can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Jamestown as Lewis County made off with a 13-1 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Lewis County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brayden Carder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Carder has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Drew Cayton was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Joey Aman was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Pelion won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Morehead.
Lewis County pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs per game. As for Pelion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
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