Oak Grove had lost 12 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 3-21 to make it 13. They lost 11-1 to the Lincoln Lions. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lions from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Oak Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Lubben, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Lincoln's side, Andres Garcia spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Lorenzo Collazo, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Collazo has posted since back in March. Ryan Bernwanger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
While Oak Grove had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
