Baseball Game Preview: Neshannock Lancers vs. Beaver Bobcats

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 12:29pm

Baseball Preview: Neshannock Lancers vs. Beaver Bobcats

The Neshannock Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Beaver Bobcats at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neshannock will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Neshannock's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Beaver Falls as Neshannock made off with a 13-0 win.

Hunter Wilson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Neshannock let A.J Brigham and Dom Cubellis loose on the outfield. Brigham scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Cubellis scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Biondi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, Beaver had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Central Valley by a score of 9-6 on Tuesday.

The team relied heavily on Maddox Tanner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Neshannock now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Beaver, their record now sits at 5-7.

Neshannock was able to grind out a solid victory over Beaver in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Beaver's Liam Dorsky, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Neshannock to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.

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