Baseball Preview: Altoona Mountain Lions vs. Red Land Patriots
After three games on the road, Altoona is heading back home. They will take on the Red Land Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Altoona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Altoona had just enough and edged Central out 7-6.
Altoona let Dante LaRocco and Tanner Stroup loose on the outfield. LaRocco scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Stroup went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, Red Land was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Northern York by a score of 6-5.
Red Land also got a good showing from Trey Wenger, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Anderson French made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Brett Minnich was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Red Land didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Altoona is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Red Land, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Altoona took their win against Red Land when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-4. Does Altoona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Land turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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