Baseball Preview: Lincoln Mustangs vs. The Academy - San Francisco Wolves
Lincoln is 4-0 against The Academy - San Francisco since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lincoln Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge The Academy - San Francisco Wolves at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lincoln is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Burton (and have done all season long). Lincoln blew past Burton 15-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincoln.
Noe Lara was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lara was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Isaiah Dela Rosa, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Kieran Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, The Academy - San Francisco came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 8-6. That's two games straight that The Academy - San Francisco has won by exactly two runs.
Raven La was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Collin Helms, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The victory got Lincoln back to even at 12-12. As for The Academy - San Francisco, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lincoln has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like The Academy - San Francisco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Lincoln's way against The Academy - San Francisco in their previous matchup back in March as Lincoln made off with an 8-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was The Academy - San Francisco's Archie Paul, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln still be able to contain Paul? There's only one way to find out.
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