Baseball Game Preview: Lancaster Tigers vs. DeSoto Eagles

For the second straight game, Lancaster will face off against DeSoto. The Tigers will host the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Lancaster's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over DeSoto. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Tigers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Leo Leiva made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Lancaster is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 8-13 otherwise. Leiva was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

Nathan Ortega

Hits (Career)

04/22/25 @ DeSoto	4
04/08/25 @ Mesquite	2
03/14/25 @ Horn	2
03/11/25 vs Horn	2
03/06/25 vs West Mesquite	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Ortega, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Foster, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Lancaster was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are 5-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lancaster's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-13. As for DeSoto, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.