The New Riegel Blue Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Lakota Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. New Riegel's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lakota's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
New Riegel is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hopewell-Loudon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Chieftains by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, Lakota fell victim to Calvert and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Senecas. Lakota's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
New Riegel's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Lakota, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
New Riegel came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakota's Chase Dussel, who struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Riegel still be able to contain Dussel? There's only one way to find out.
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