Lenape is 2-8 against Eastern since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lenape Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Vikings at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lenape will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 11-2 to Moorestown. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lenape has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Eastern faced Rancocas Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Eastern fell just short of Rancocas Valley by a score of 10-9.
Logan Dawson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Dawson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Anthony Cataldo 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 four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt Gryskiewicz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lenape's record now sits at 11-8. As for Eastern, their record is now 17-6.
Lenape came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lenape since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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