The Lyons Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sodus Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lyons has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Sodus will arrive with three straight victories.
Lyons lost 14-4 to Gananda Central on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Lyons has lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Sodus stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Marion with a sharp 18-1 win. Sodus' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Logan Bulman made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Bulman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Bulman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with eight stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Sodus got a massive performance out of Garrett Barron, who scored five runs while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Braydn Orbaker, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Lyons' loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Sodus, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Lyons suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Sodus in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sodus' Parker Orbaker, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Lyons knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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