Lansdowne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three in Monday's first game. They put the hurt on the Loch Raven Raiders with a sharp 11-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lansdowne also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Liam Neal made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Neal was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lansdowne let Logan Harkleroad and Luke McCartin loose on the outfield. Harkleroad scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while McCartin scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Lambert, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Lansdowne back to even at 6-6. As for Loch Raven, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lansdowne by a score of 10-5 later that day.
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