The Queen Anne's County Lions will square off against the Cambridge-South Dorchester Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Queen Anne's County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Cambridge-South Dorchester has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Queen Anne's County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kent County a 19-0 shutout on Saturday. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Ethan Keppler
| 05/03/25 vs Kent County | 7 |
| 04/30/24 vs Easton | 3 |
| 04/23/25 @ North Dorchester | 1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Decatur | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs North Dorchester | 1 |
Ethan Keppler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Sutch, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Queen Anne's County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Noah Palmer, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Queen Anne's County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Cambridge-South Dorchester fell victim to Mardela and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 15-0. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 10, 2018, but that streak is no more.
Queen Anne's County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Cambridge-South Dorchester, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Queen Anne's County took their victory against Cambridge-South Dorchester in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 21-1 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
