Lancaster County Christian is 0-5 against Annville-Cleona since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lancaster County Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Annville-Cleona Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. Lancaster County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Lancaster County Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mount Calvary Christian on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Chargers. The contest marked the first time this year in which Lancaster County Christian was not able to get on the board.
Lancaster County Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Reynolds, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Reynolds has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Annville-Cleona was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Tulpehocken by a score of 5-1.
Noah Morcom made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Morcom was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Lancaster County Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Annville-Cleona, their record is now 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lancaster County Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Annville-Cleona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lancaster County Christian came up short against Annville-Cleona in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Lancaster County Christian, Sam Slabach (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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