Lyle/Pacelli has won three straight games at home, while Southland has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Athletics will welcome the Rebels at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lyle/Pacelli 2.2, Southland 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Lyle/Pacelli sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Spring Grove. The win continues a trend for the Athletics in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Southland made easy work of Houston on Tuesday and carried off a 14-2 victory. Considering the Rebels have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Noah Goergen, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Beau Sathre, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Southland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Houston only posted an OBP of .364.
Southland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Lyle/Pacelli, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.
Everything went Lyle/Pacelli's way against Southland in their previous meeting back in April, as Lyle/Pacelli made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Athletics repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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