The Blue Mountain Eagles will face off against the Northern Lebanon Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Blue Mountain 2.9, Northern Lebanon 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Blue Mountain is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Tri-Valley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Wednesday. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Crimson Tide.
The team relied heavily on Riley Messinger, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Brian Bicksler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Northern Lebanon pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Blue Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Blue Mountain couldn't quite get it done against Northern Lebanon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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