Southland is 2-7 against Lyle/Pacelli since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rebels will head out to face off against the Athletics at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Southland sitting on eight straight wins and Lyle/Pacelli on six.
On Tuesday, Southland got the win against Houston by a conclusive 14-2. Considering the Rebels have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Noah Goergen, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Beau Sathre was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Southland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Lyle/Pacelli sidestepped Spring Grove for a 5-3 victory.
Lyle/Pacelli's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Southland, their record now sits at 13-3.
Southland might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Lyle/Pacelli in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Rebels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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