Lyle/Pacelli and United South Central are an even 3-3 against one another since June of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lyle/Pacelli Athletics will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the United South Central Rebels at 4:30 p.m. Lyle/Pacelli will be strutting in after a victory while United South Central will be coming in after a loss.
Lyle/Pacelli's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Mabel-Canton by a score of 5-0.
Meanwhile, United South Central fell victim to St. Clair and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Cyclones by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, United South Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Aiden Crabtree spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, United South Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Haugh, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Lyle/Pacelli pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for United South Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Lyle/Pacelli came out on top in a nail-biter against United South Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyle/Pacelli since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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