The Lincoln Southeast Knights will square off against the Fremont Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lincoln Southeast was handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over Westview.
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Ryan Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Lincoln Southeast's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't). Johnson was also big at the plate, earning two runs and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Kirk, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and one double. Kirk has become a key player for Lincoln Southeast: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-9 otherwise. Dylan Etherton was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Lincoln Southeast kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fremont came into Monday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Burke get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Monday.
The result came thanks to Garrett Rau's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooks Eyler, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Stillman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Lincoln Southeast is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Fremont, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Lincoln Southeast was able to grind out a solid victory over Fremont in their previous meeting last Saturday, winning 6-3. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
