Baseball Game Preview: Mississinewa Indians vs. Leo Lions

For the second straight game, Mississinewa will face off against Leo. The Indians will host the Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mississinewa has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Saturday just wasn't the day for Mississinewa's offense. They lost 15-0 to Leo on Saturday. Considering the last time the Indians couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.

For Leo's part, Nolan Butcher made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Butcher was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Leo let Luke MacDonald and Dominic Rennecker run wild. MacDonald got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Rennecker got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Alex Robison was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Leo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Leo's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mississinewa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.