Lyons has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dawson School Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Even though Estes Park scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Lyons still came out on top. Everything went Lyons' way against Estes Park as Lyons made off with a 17-11 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for Lyons as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Davis Abernathy, who went 3-for-6 with six RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Ping, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dawson School made easy work of Arrupe Jesuit on Wednesday and carried off a 15-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dawson School.
Dawson Kusel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Kusel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Dawson School let Shelton Johnson and Darren Sebek loose on the outfield. Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Sebek scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Julian Sutton was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Lyons pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.7 runs. As for Dawson School, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Both Lyons and Dawson School just can't seem to miss. Lyons has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Dawson School struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lyons was able to grind out a solid win over Dawson School when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 10-5. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Dawson School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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