The Lackawanna Trail Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lackawanna Trail kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. Their tough 17-7 defeat to Mid Valley might stick with them for a while. The loss means Lackawanna Trail is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Meanwhile, Mountain View waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Foresters 6-5.
Riley Jagger made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jagger was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Barnes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lackawanna Trail suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Lackawanna Trail, Carter Bain (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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