The Lansdowne Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Franklin Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Parkville hit Lansdowne with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings came up short against the Knights, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly ten runs.

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Lansdowne saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Neal, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Neal has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Derek Ervin also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to Randallstown.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Lansdowne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8-1.
Lansdowne couldn't quite get it done against Franklin in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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