Lawson is 1-6 against Mid-Buchanan since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lawson Cardinals will host the Mid-Buchanan Dragons at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lawson: 4.1, Mid-Buchanan: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Lawson got the win against Oak Park by a conclusive 11-4. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of 21 wins, Mid-Buchanan's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Oak Grove by a score of 4-2. The Dragons were red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but the Panthers' pitchers proved too tough.
Mid-Buchanan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lindy Eaton, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lawson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Mid-Buchanan, their loss ended a 31-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-2.
Lawson suffered a grim 18-8 defeat to Mid-Buchanan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Lawson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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