Baseball Recap: Coshocton Redskins vs. New Lexington Panthers
Coshocton lost against New Lexington on April 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Coshocton Redskins fell 8-4 to the New Lexington Panthers. Coshocton has not had much luck with New Lexington recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For New Lexington's part, Isaac McGill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. McGill has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. McGill was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Dold, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lane Baker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Coshocton's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for New Lexington, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Coshocton will be playing at home against Sheridan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sheridan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Coshocton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Lexington, they will be playing at home against River View at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. River View will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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