Sadly, St. Stephens is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. Their tough 7-1 loss to the East Lincoln Mustangs on Monday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Stephens of the 12-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
For East Lincoln's part, Emery Pethel and Kaitlyn Gust did most of the damage at the plate: Pethel went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Gust scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Gust has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
St. Stephens' loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for East Lincoln, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-3.
St. Stephens will be playing at home against Hickory at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for East Lincoln, they will head out on the road to take on North Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so North Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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