The West Lincoln Rebels will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Lincoln's hitters rose to the challenge against a Red Devils pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.7 points allowed on Tuesday. West Lincoln's pitchers stepped up to hand Newton-Conover a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Maiden got the win against East Burke on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maiden.
Collin Chappel was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Chappel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zane Williams was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Davin Williams was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
West Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Maiden, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
West Lincoln skirted past Maiden 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Maiden's Hayden Fleury, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Lincoln still be able to contain Fleury? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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