Baseball Recap: Lebanon's Run of Four Straight Wins Now Over

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

05/17/25 @ Northmont	2-7
05/12/25 @ Turpin	5-3
05/10/25 vs Sidney	5-4
05/10/25 vs Sidney	5-4
05/10/25 vs Wayne	12-2

Lebanon dropped their record down to 15-6 on Saturday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell 7-2 to the Northmont Thunderbolts. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Lebanon got a good showing from Brody Mellott, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. What's more, Mellott gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had over his last three contests.

As for Northmont, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-12-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.

On Northmont's side, the team relied heavily on Brady Lupton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one double. Lupton is becoming a predictor of the Thunderbolts' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-0-1 (and 9-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Sauber, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Coming up, Lebanon will square off against Oak Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Highlanders have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Northmont, they will take on Russia at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.