The Daniel Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Crescent Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Daniel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Daniel got themselves on the board against Crescent, but Crescent never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Daniel.
Ian McCrary spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Daniel's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Ownbey, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Daniel pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Crescent, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
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