Lansing Christian is 2-8 against Perry since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pilgrims will square off against the Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lansing Christian has four straight wins, Perry has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lansing Christian will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Laingsburg, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Pilgrims' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolfpack a 1-0 shutout on Monday. While the Pilgrims didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
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Not much got past Ethan Damesworth, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Laingsburg off the board. Damesworth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lansing Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Leavitt, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Fowler hit Perry with a five-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Ramblers lost 12-1 to the Eagles.
Johnny McConnell was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Lansing Christian pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Perry, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Perry's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lansing Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. It's a different story for Perry, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Lansing Christian's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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