For the second straight game, Lincoln will face off against Central Crossing. The Lions are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lincoln's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Central Crossing 16-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Nolan Lehman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Anthony Pernotto, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Darek Whitfield, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Crossing only posted a batting average of .214.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Crossing, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5-1.
Lincoln took their victory against Central Crossing in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 16-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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