Baseball Recap: Lancaster Catholic Crusaders vs. Northern Lebanon Vikings
Lancaster Catholic won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Northern Lebanon Vikings. Lancaster Catholic has struggled against Northern Lebanon recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ty George was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Northern Lebanon's side, Brian Bicksler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Bicksler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bicksler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
In other batting news, Northern Lebanon got a massive performance out of Moises Gonzalez, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Andrew Via, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Lancaster Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Northern Lebanon, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Lancaster Catholic will take on Lancaster Mennonite at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lancaster Catholic is facing Lancaster Mennonite at the right time seeing as Lancaster Mennonite is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Northern Lebanon, they will head out on the road to take on Columbia at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Northern Lebanon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Columbia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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