
Patriots
03/12/25 vs Riverdale | 18 |
03/03/25 vs Horn Lake | 15 |
02/22/25 vs Petal | 14 |
02/25/25 vs Lake Cormorant | 12 |
02/27/25 vs Redan | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lewisburg). They walked away with an 18-14 victory over the Riverdale Warriors on Wednesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this contest were averaging four runs allowed.
Will Butler looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Lewisburg got a massive performance out of Caden Nelson, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in RBI. Grant Walendzik was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Lewisburg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Lewisburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Riverdale and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Lewisburg has already played their next contest, an 11-8 win against Clarksville on the 13th. As for Riverdale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-7 victory against Winter Park on the 13th.
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