Baseball Preview: Lincoln East Spartans vs. Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks
The Lincoln East Spartans will challenge the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lincoln East comes in on 17 and Lincoln Southwest on six.
Lincoln East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Millard North out 5-4.
Lincoln East got a great performance from Carter Mick as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Mick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garrett Springer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jeter Worthley, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest faced Millard South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lincoln Southwest skirted past Millard South 4-2.
Karter Chamberlain tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Lincoln Southwest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Buda, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Ransom, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Lincoln East's victory bumped their record up to 30-1. As for Lincoln Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Lincoln East took their win against Lincoln Southwest in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-0. Does Lincoln East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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