While Lyons's win against Beloit wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since March 31st.
Not much got past Blake Smith, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Beloit off the board.
Anthony Ventura
| 05/01/26 vs Beloit | 2 |
| 04/28/26 vs Smoky Valley | 1 |
| 04/28/26 vs Smoky Valley | 2 |
| 04/23/26 @ Ellsworth | 2 |
| 04/17/26 @ Republic County | 3 |
| 04/17/26 @ Republic County | 3 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Ventura, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
The win made it two in a row for Lyons and bumps their season record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Beloit, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Trojans beat Lyons by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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