05/31/24 - Neutral | 5-4 W |
05/14/24 - Home | 6-7 L |
04/18/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
05/12/23 - Away | 3-2 W |
04/18/23 - Home | 5-8 L |
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Allentown has gone 8-2 against Lawrence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Redbirds will head out to face off against the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. The last four games Allentown has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Allentown's victory against Hamilton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Redbirds had just enough and edged out the Hornets 5-3. That's two games straight that the Redbirds have won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lawrence took on Princeton on Tuesday. The Cardinals blew past the Tigers 7-0. The Cardinals not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 30, 2024.
Lawrence got a great performance from C Crowley as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Lawrence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Hauger, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run. Drew Dobkin also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Lawrence is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Allentown, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3.
Allentown skirted past Lawrence 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Redbirds repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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