Lincolnton is 0-10 against Bandys since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lincolnton Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Bandys Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Lincolnton earned a 9-4 win over Newton-Conover. The victory was just what Lincolnton needed coming off of a 10-1 loss in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on AIDYN Armstrong, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bandys stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East Burke a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Bandys needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Avery Alexander and Paige Barrymore did most of the damage at the plate: Alexander scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Barrymore scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Alexander has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jessie Sipe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lincolnton's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Bandys, their record now sits at 9-4.
Lincolnton might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Bandys in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bandys' Piper Barrymore, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lincolnton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
