Baseball Recap: Lincoln Golden Lions vs. Westland Cougars
There's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They never let the Westland Cougars onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Saturday. With that win, Lincoln brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Not much got past Aidan Piatt, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Westland off the board.
On the hitting side, Lincoln got a big performance out of Grant Winger, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Michael Barker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Westland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Lincoln will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against New Albany at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Albany: 3, Lincoln: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Westland, they will head out on the road to take on Pickerington North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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