The Lanphier Lions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. Lanphier has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Jacksonville will come in with five straight victories.
Lanphier lost 20-1 to Lincolnwood on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville got themselves on the board against Springfield on Tuesday, but Springfield never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Senators.
Ryan Luconic made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Luconic was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Luconic wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hicks, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lanphier's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Jacksonville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-10.
Lanphier might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacksonville's Ryan Headen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Lanphier knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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