Baseball Game Preview: Northern Lebanon Vikings vs. Columbia Crimson Tide

Northern Lebanon has gone 9-1 against Columbia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Crimson Tide at 4:15 p.m. Northern Lebanon will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

On Monday, Northern Lebanon got the win against Lancaster Mennonite by a conclusive 13-3. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Owen Fahringer, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Messinger, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Northern Lebanon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lancaster Mennonite only posted an OBP of .348.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Columbia's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 13-1 to Annville-Cleona.

Columbia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron McClair, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Northern Lebanon's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.

Columbia's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Northern Lebanon has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Columbia, though, as they've only averaged .365. Will they be able to contain Northern Lebanon's hitters?

Northern Lebanon took their victory against Columbia when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.