Baseball Game Preview: Federal Hocking Lancers vs. Trimble Tomcats

The Federal Hocking Lancers will square off against the Trimble Tomcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Federal Hocking is looking for their season's first win.

Monday just wasn't the day for Federal Hocking's offense. They lost 12-0 to Waterford on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly 12 runs.

Meanwhile, Trimble came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Eastern 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tomcats have posted since April 24, 2024.

Federal Hocking's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Trimble, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4.

Federal Hocking suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Trimble in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Lancers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.