Baseball Preview: Lincolnwood Lancers vs. Nokomis Redskins
The Lincolnwood Lancers will be playing at home against the Nokomis Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lincolnwood: 3.9, Nokomis: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Lincolnwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Staunton, taking the game 6-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lincolnwood.
Drew Gilpin made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Gilpin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lance Weitekamp, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Izeck Matli was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nokomis started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Altamont. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Nokomis has not had much luck with Altamont recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lincolnwood is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Nokomis, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Everything went Lincolnwood's way against Nokomis when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Lincolnwood made off with a 10-3 win. Does Lincolnwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nokomis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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