The Lipan Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Dublin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lipan is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Lipan will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Gorman, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Lipan blew past Gorman 21-1 on Friday. That looming 21-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Indians yet this season.
Chris Collins and Jackson Posey were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Collins struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Posey struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At bat, Collins scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances, while Posey went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. With that strong performance, Posey is now averaging an impressive 1.4 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Teague Pemberton was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Srader, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lipan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Dublin was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They came up short against Lipan, falling 13-1.
Lipan's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Dublin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lipan took their win against Dublin when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 13-1. Will Lipan repeat their success, or does Dublin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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