The State College Little Lions will take on the Williamsport Millionaires at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
State College is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bellefonte just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Williamsport had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Indians 13-3. The Millionaires might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Christian Franzen made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Franzen was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Williamsport's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camden March, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshaun White, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Williamsport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Williamsport's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for State College, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
State College took their victory against Williamsport when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-5 score. Will the Little Lions repeat their success, or do the Millionaires have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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