Baseball Recap: North Lincoln Knights vs. Midland Valley Mustangs
North Lincoln waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Midland Valley Mustangs a 12-0 shutout. Considering North Lincoln has won five matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
North Lincoln got a great performance from Cooper Seagle as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kellen Karr was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Blake Mincey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Midland Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Evans, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
North Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Midland Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
North Lincoln is on the road again on Friday to play Loris at 5:30 p.m. As for Midland Valley, they will square off against Florence Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Florence Christian hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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