The Lanesville Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Corydon Central Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Madison hit Lanesville with a six-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 10-1 to the Cubs. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lanesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Melton, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Jaxson Payne also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
While Corydon Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Clarksville on Monday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Corydon Central pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lanesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Lanesville came up short against Corydon Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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