Baseball Preview: Lincoln Trojans vs. West Wolfpack
Lincoln is 10-0 against West since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lincoln Trojans will look to defend their home field against the West Wolfpack at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has four straight victories, West has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lincoln's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past West 9-0.
Lincoln got a great performance from Raymond Olivas as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Olivas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Diego Davis was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dominick Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-2 record this season. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
West's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Lincoln has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Lincoln keep running through batters, or will West buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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