Baseball Preview: Dallastown Wildcats vs. Red Lion Lions
The Dallastown Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dallastown took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Central York out 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for Dallastown as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Kamden Sowers tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Kessler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Red Lion got themselves on the board against Northeastern on Wednesday, but Northeastern never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bobcats and snuck past 1-0.
The result came thanks to Connor Lawrence's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Steven Bowman was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Dallastown's record is now 6-10. As for Red Lion, their record is now 15-1.
Dallastown came up short against Red Lion in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lawrence, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Dallastown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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