Wellington's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lyons Lions as the Wellington Eagles made off with a 9-3 win. For Wellington, this counts as revenge for the 11-4 loss Lyons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Carter Weedin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Weedin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tanner McLean and Tanner Gray did most of the damage at the plate: McLean went 4-for-4 with three stolen bases and two RBI, while Gray scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Teagan Greiman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Lyons' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Waters, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Wellington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-9. As for Lyons, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3.
Wellington will take on Strasburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Strasburg has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Wellington will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lyons, they will be playing at home against Front Range Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lyons is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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