The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen will head out on the road to square off against the Northern Lebanon Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither Annville-Cleona nor Northern Lebanon posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Annville-Cleona is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pequea Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Braves and snuck past 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Northern Lebanon has scored all season.
Adrian Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northern Lebanon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Via, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Via is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Annville-Cleona's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Northern Lebanon, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Annville-Cleona couldn't quite finish off Northern Lebanon in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. Can Annville-Cleona avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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