Baseball Game Preview: Colerain Cardinals vs. Lakota East Thunderhawks

Colerain is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Lakota East is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinals will welcome the Thunderhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Colerain will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Fairfield on Monday. The Cardinals walked away with an 11-7 win over the Indians. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Devin Moeung

Runs

05/05/25 vs Fairfield	2
04/28/25 vs Hamilton	2
04/21/25 @ Middletown	2
04/17/25 vs Middletown	2
04/23/25 @ Lakota East	1
+ 2 more games

Colerain got a big performance out of Devin Moeung, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. The Cardinals are undefeated when Moeung posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Craig Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Three must be Lakota East's lucky number: they beat Hamilton with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Thunderhawks beat the Big Blue by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The Thunderhawks haven't had any issues with the Big Blue recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Colerain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lakota East, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.