Von Steuben and Lake View are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Von Steuben Panthers will be playing at home against the Lake View Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Von Steuben is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Von Steuben's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Kennedy's usually-dominant pitching crew. Von Steuben's pitchers stepped up to hand Kennedy a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Von Steuben sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alex Karson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. George Allen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lake View had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Whitney Young on Saturday. Lake View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Chico, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Von Steuben has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Lake View, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Von Steuben has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lake View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Von Steuben took their victory against Lake View in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 18-0. Does Von Steuben have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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