The Lakewood Rangers will take on the Buckeye Bucks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lakewood comes in on seven and Buckeye on four.
On Tuesday, Lakewood narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Olmsted 7-5. That's two games straight that the Rangers have won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buckeye). They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Valley Forge on Tuesday. The Bucks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Lakewood's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Buckeye, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Lakewood skirted past Buckeye 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Rangers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bucks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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