Baseball Game Preview: Lincoln Lions vs. Cumberland Clippers

The Lincoln Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Cumberland Clippers at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.

On Thursday, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat La Salle Academy and fell 4-3. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Logan Xiarhos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Caden Oldham made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Cumberland had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Huskies. Seven seems to be a good number for the Clippers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Marcus Gomes tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Hurteau, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Niman, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Cumberland, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.