The Daniel Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Pendleton Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Daniel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Daniel fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Crescent.
Daniel got a good showing from Donfu Iizuka, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Iizuka has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Daniel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Davis, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Pendleton entered their tilt with Walhalla with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Razorbacks 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Pendleton as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Daniel's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Pendleton, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Daniel came up short against Pendleton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Daniel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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