Lancers
| 05/04/26 vs New Brighton | 11-8 |
| 04/30/26 vs Springfield | 14-4 |
| 04/28/26 @ Northgate | 12-0 |
| 04/27/26 vs Northgate | 16-1 |
| 04/21/26 vs Shenango | 4-3 |
The matchup between Neshannock and New Brighton on Monday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Lancers came out on top against the Lions by a score of 11-8. Winning may never get old, but the Lancers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Neshannock got a great performance from Denny Joseph as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Joseph has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Nathan Rickel was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luca Pagley, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Neshannock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in 13 consecutive contests.
Neshannock's record now sits at 16-2. As for New Brighton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-9 record.
Neshannock will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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