Baseball Recap: Northern Lebanon Beats Columbia for Their 12th Straight Victory

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Previous Games

04/23/25 @ Columbia	11-8
04/21/25 vs Lancaster Mennonite	13-3
04/17/25 @ Conestoga Valley	7-2
04/16/25 vs Annville-Cleona	3-2
04/14/25 @ Pequea Valley	5-0
+ 7 more games

Northern Lebanon waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Columbia Crimson Tide by a score of 11-8. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 15-0 on April 7th.

The team relied heavily on Riley Messinger, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Brian Bicksler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Northern Lebanon pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Columbia, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.

Looking ahead, Northern Lebanon will square off against Blue Mountain at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Columbia, they will challenge Tulpehocken at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Crimson Tide's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.