Softball Recap: Lincoln County Panthers vs. Notre Dame Titans
Lincoln County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They skirted past the Notre Dame Titans 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lincoln County also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Ryleigh Shull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Josie Bird was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
Lincoln County pushed their record up to 21-4 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
Lincoln County will stay at home for another game and welcome Spring Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spring Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Notre Dame, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against East at 5:00 p.m. Notre Dame's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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