The Morrisville Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Lincoln Leadership Academy Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln Leadership Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Morrisville, who comes in off a win.
Morrisville had to endure a six-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Collegium Charter with a sharp 13-5 win on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Lincoln Leadership Academy had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Notre Dame on Thursday.
Isaac Sabater was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Sabater was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Jonathan Panariello made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ledainian Santiago, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Morrisville's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Lincoln Leadership Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Morrisville couldn't quite finish off Lincoln Leadership Academy when the teams last played back in March and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sabater, who struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Morrisville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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