Baseball Recap: New Lexington extends road winning streak to four

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 1:12am

Baseball Recap: New Lexington Panthers vs. Sheridan Generals

New Lexington came tearing into Wednesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Sheridan Generals. This was payback for New Lexington, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.

New Lexington saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Baker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

New Lexington's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Sheridan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-3.

New Lexington will take on Philo at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Lexington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Philo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sheridan, they will head out on the road to take on Morgan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morgan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

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