Baseball Preview: McDaniel Mountain Lions vs. Cleveland Warriors
McDaniel is 0-10 against Cleveland since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McDaniel Mountain Lions will look to defend their home field against the Cleveland Warriors at 5:00 p.m. McDaniel will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
McDaniel scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Franklin as McDaniel made off with a 14-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Paul Oellrich and Lowan Ouska made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Oellrich tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Ouska tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Oellrich scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Ouska scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Owen Sonne was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Burrell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cleveland's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Ida B. Wells, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Cleveland's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
McDaniel's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
McDaniel might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from Cleveland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can McDaniel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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