Softball Recap: Lincoln-Way Central picks up 15th straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 10:07pm

Softball Recap: Lincoln-Way Central Knights vs. Evansville North Huskies

Lincoln-Way Central can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Evansville North Huskies as the Lincoln-Way Central Knights made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln-Way Central who now have three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Teagan Berkshire, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendall Pearson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

On Evansville North's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jinnis Gerth, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.

Lincoln-Way Central pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Evansville North, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-4.

Lincoln-Way Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Lincoln-Way Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups. As for Evansville North, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-1 defeat vs. Mooresville on the 6th.

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