Baseball Recap: Warren Dragons vs. General McLane Lancers
Warren lost against General McLane back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Warren Dragons lost 11-3 to the General McLane Lancers. The defeat continues a trend for Warren in their matchups with General McLane: they've now lost five in a row.
Warren saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Dippold, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On General McLane's side, Jordan Cannon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Cannon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, General McLane got a massive performance out of Kellen Chelton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Charlie Swanson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Warren's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for General McLane, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7-1.
Warren will head out on the road to challenge McDowell at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for General McLane, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harbor Creek at 4:00 p.m. Harbor Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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