The General McLane Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Corry Beavers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. General McLane's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Corry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, General McLane didn't have quite enough to beat McDowell and fell 3-2. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
General McLane saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Kiser, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, while Corry put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for North East. The Beavers skirted past the Grape Pickers 2-0. The game was the first time the Beavers have beaten the Grape Pickers on their field since May 10, 2018.
Corry also got a great performance from Roo Hellyer as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Corry has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for General McLane, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. General McLane has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Corry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
General McLane was able to grind out a solid victory over Corry when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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