Baseball Preview: Linn-Mar Lions vs. Clinton River Kings
The Linn-Mar Lions will be playing at home against the Clinton River Kings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Linn-Mar is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Iowa City just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 8-5 to the Little Hawks. The loss continues a trend for Linn-Mar in their matchups with Iowa City: they've now lost three in a row.
Linn-Mar got a good showing from Colton Bergen, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bergen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Linn-Mar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clinton is still looking for their season's first win. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anamosa on Saturday.
Linn-Mar's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Clinton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Linn-Mar beat Clinton 13-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Linn-Mar repeat their success, or does Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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