Baseball Preview: Langtree Charter Lions vs. Lincoln Charter Eagles
Langtree Charter is 0-5 against Lincoln Charter since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Langtree Charter Lions will be playing at home against the Lincoln Charter Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Langtree Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Langtree Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of SouthLake Christian Academy.
Austin Haessly and Brandon MacDonald did some serious damage despite the final result: Haessly scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while MacDonald scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luca Wraight, who went 1-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Langtree Charter didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as SouthLake Christian Academy only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Charter entered their tilt with Pine Lake Prep with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Pride out 4-2. That's two games straight that Lincoln Charter has won by exactly two runs.
Evan Myers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Myers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Myers was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Myers wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Langtree Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Lincoln Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Langtree Charter has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lincoln Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Langtree Charter suffered a grim 15-6 defeat to Lincoln Charter in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Langtree Charter, Donovan Davis (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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