On Tuesday, the Leon Lions came up short against the Niceville Eagles and fell 4-1. Leon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Allen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Leon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Niceville's side, Andy Swierzbin looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Leon now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Niceville, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Leon will be playing in front of their home fans against Creekside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Leon: 3.9, Creekside: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Niceville, they will head out on the road to take on Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Niceville and Lincoln are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
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