The Red Lion Lions will head out to challenge the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Red Lion's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Northeastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Red Lion duked it out with Central York on Wednesday. The Lions fell 4-1 to the Panthers. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Northeastern waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Rockets 10-2. That looming 10-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bobcats yet this season.
Northeastern got a great performance from Drew Barshinger as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zack Ball, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. He also scored a run, marking his first of the season. Brandon Charleston was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Northeastern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Northeastern back to even at 3-3. As for Red Lion, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3-1.
Red Lion skirted past Northeastern 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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