Baseball Preview: Lapel Bulldogs vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
Lapel is 6-0 against Eastern Hancock since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lapel Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lapel can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Frankton with a sharp 12-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lapel.
Lapel let Cody Baker and Jaxson Cripe loose on the outfield. Baker scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Cripe scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Camden Novak, who went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock was able to grind out a solid victory over Blue River Valley on Tuesday, taking the game 7-2. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Eastern Hancock has managed all season.
Carson Borden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Borden was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Aidan Morris tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, Caleb Retherford and Colton Dishman did most of the damage at the plate: Retherford scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Dishman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Chase Stewart was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Lapel is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Eastern Hancock, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lapel has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lapel beat Eastern Hancock 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Lapel repeat their success, or does Eastern Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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