Softball Recap: Josephine Jager leads a balanced attack to beat Lincoln-Way East

By Team Reports May 29, 2024, 4:22pm

Softball Recap: Lincoln-Way Central Knights vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln-Way Central had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lincoln-Way East Griffins a 4-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln-Way Central who now have 19 in a row.

Not much got past Lisabella Dimitrijevic, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lincoln-Way East off the board. Dimitrijevic has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Lincoln-Way Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josephine Jager, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Berkshire, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Lincoln-Way Central's win bumped their record up to 32-4. As for Lincoln-Way East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-12.

As of now, neither Lincoln-Way Central nor Lincoln-Way East have any future games scheduled.

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