North Tonawanda is on a six-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Lockport a four-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Lockport Lions will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks. first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lockport's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Niagara Falls on Wednesday. They fell 5-0 to the Wolverines.
Lockport's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for North Tonawanda, they've got a clean slate. Last season, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (9-10), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.
North Tonawanda was able to grind out a solid victory over Lockport when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lockport's David Adams, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for North Tonawanda to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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