Softball Preview: Overland Trailblazers vs. Lincoln Lancers
Overland is 9-1 against Lincoln since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Overland Trailblazers will look to defend their home field against the Lincoln Lancers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Overland has eight straight wins, Lincoln has 31 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Overland beats Lincoln with 20 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Overland put the hurt on Kennedy with a sharp 20-11 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Trailblazers, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Aniyah Baltazar, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Kourtnie Batcho, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only posted an OBP of .472.
Meanwhile, Lincoln lost 23-2 to Kennedy last Tuesday.
Overland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Overland skirted past Lincoln 1-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does Overland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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