Softball Game Preview: Gardiner Tigers vs. Lincoln Academy Eagles

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Previous Games

05/22/24 - Away	9-1 W
05/17/24 - Home	5-1 W
05/18/23 - Home	1-0 W
05/10/23 - Away	9-1 W
05/19/22 - Away	14-5 W
+ 5 more games

Gardiner is a perfect 10-0 against Lincoln Academy since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Tigers will host the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Lincoln Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gardiner, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Gardiner turned things around against Morse on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Shipbuilders by a score of 7-3.

SOPHIA MARRONE spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.

At the plate, Gardiner let MOLLY TAKATSU and TARYN NICHOLS run wild. TAKATSU went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while NICHOLS went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most runs TAKATSU has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of CHEYENNE GOODMAN, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Lincoln Academy lost 20-1 to Leavitt on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Lincoln Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was O Ball, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.

Lincoln Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Gardiner, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-8.

Everything went Gardiner's way against Lincoln Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Gardiner made off with a 9-1 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.