Baseball Game Preview: Loretto Mustangs vs. Lewis County Panthers

Loretto is 9-1 against Lewis County since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mustangs will square off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Thursday, Loretto needed a bit of extra time to put away Richland. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Raiders. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Casen Springer

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Casen Springer was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Loretto's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 3-1 (and 8-13 when he doesn't). Jayden Aaron was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double.

Hampshire typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Lewis County proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Hawks 4-3.

Lewis County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Whitlow, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Loretto pushed their record up to 11-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lewis County, they now have a winning record of 14-13.

Loretto couldn't quite get it done against Lewis County when the teams last played on April 8th as they fell 6-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.