Lancaster is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lancaster Tigers take on Horn Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Their pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Horn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Lancaster needed a bit of extra time to put away Horn. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Jaguars 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lancaster's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Ortega, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Those stolen bases marked the first that Ortega snagged this season. Another was Joseph Foster, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one double, and one RBI.
Horn moved to 9-4 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Lancaster, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Horn's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lancaster has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .453. It's a different story for Horn, though, as they've only averaged .364. Will they be able to contain Lancaster's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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