Softball Preview: Lincoln County Panthers vs. Spring Valley Timberwolves
Lincoln County is 9-1 against Spring Valley since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lincoln County Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. Lincoln County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Lincoln County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Notre Dame.
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.
On the hitting side, Josie Bird was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley faced Hurricane in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Spring Valley lost 20-2 to Hurricane. Spring Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Lincoln County pushed their record up to 21-4 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lincoln County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lincoln County took their win against Spring Valley in their previous matchup on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-3. Does Lincoln County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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