Softball Recap: Lincoln-Way Central Knights vs. Andrew Thunderbolts
Lincoln-Way Central can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Andrew Thunderbolts as the Lincoln-Way Central Knights made off with a 10-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Lincoln-Way Central sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lisabella Dimitrijevic was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Dimitrijevic has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Dimitrijevic was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teagan Berkshire, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kendall Pearson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Andrew's side, Mataia Lawson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lincoln-Way Central's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Andrew, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-2-1.
Lincoln-Way Central will challenge Whitney Young at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Andrew, they will head out on the road to face off against Richards at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Andrew is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
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