Penn Manor extended their losing streak to six on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 7-13 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Red Lion Lions. The Comets were not able to make up for their loss to the Lions from their previous meeting back in May of 2022.
As for Red Lion, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-6-1. That's two games straight that they have won by just one run.
For Red Lion's part, Connor Lawrence made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave Lawrence a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Lawrence wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Steven Bowman, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Penn Manor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Red Lion has already played their next matchup (against Harrisburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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