The Lexington Minutemen will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Lexington will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Eureka, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Lexington came out on top against Eureka by a score of 4-1 on Monday.
Kayden Knight spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lexington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Smith, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Hayden Sennett was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 15-3 to Beecher.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Lexington came out on top in a nail-biter against Gardner-South Wilmington when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Gardner-South Wilmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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