Baseball Game Preview: McKenzie Rebels vs. Dresden Lions

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2024, 4:13am

Preview: McKenzie Rebels vs. Dresden Lions

McKenzie and Dresden are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The McKenzie Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dresden Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

McKenzie kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of McEwen.

Meanwhile, Dresden put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Greenfield a 17-0 shutout. Fans of Dresden have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.

Eva Stafford made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Stafford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Dresden let Paisley Pittman and Summer Di Pietro loose on the outfield. Pittman went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Di Pietro went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Adams, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.

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