The Leon Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leon was handed a two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against North Florida Christian on Saturday. Leon was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over North Florida Christian. Leon's victory was all the more impressive since North Florida Christian was averaging only 3.35 runs allowed on the season.
Ian Swanson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Swanson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Swanson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Phillip Garcia was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jay Campbell, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chiles came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Crusaders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-3.
Chiles' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Saunder Dinkelman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Avera, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Leon's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Chiles, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Leon couldn't quite finish off Chiles in their previous meeting on Thursday and fell 5-3. Can Leon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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