Baseball Recap: Lincoln Prep Lightning vs. Mogollon Mustangs
Lincoln Prep lost against Mogollon last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lincoln Prep Lightning fell 4-1 to the Mogollon Mustangs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lincoln Prep has scored all season.
Michael DeBratto made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mogollon struck out seven times.
On Mogollon's side, Hadley Porter made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Porter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rocky Porter was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln Prep and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Mogollon, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Lincoln Prep will head out on the road to challenge Superior at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Superior has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.86 runs per game on average), something Lincoln Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mogollon, they will head out on the road to square off against Florence at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mogollon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
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