Baseball Recap: Lincoln East Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Spartans

Previous 6 Games

05/03/25 vs Elkhorn South	10-5
05/02/25 vs Millard West	1-0
05/01/25 vs Omaha Westside	4-1
04/30/25 @ Lincoln North Star	7-0
04/29/25 vs Skutt Catholic	10-4
04/28/25 @ Lincoln Northeast	11-1

Lincoln East waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Elkhorn South Storm by a score of 10-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Lincoln East got a great performance from Santino Arranaga as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Arranaga has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tanner Peterson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lewis Cockle, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Lincoln East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elkhorn South only posted an OBP of .333.

Lincoln East's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3. As for Elkhorn South, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-9.

Coming up, Lincoln East is taking a road trip to square off against Lincoln Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Elkhorn South, they will welcome Millard South at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.