It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Licking Heights can now relate to. They lost 10-2 to the Lincoln Golden Lions on Monday. Licking Heights' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Maxim Fink was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. Jake Lopinto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Lincoln's side, they got a great performance from Landon Ringhiser as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln let Bryce Evans and Nick Wieland loose on the outfield. Evans went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Wieland scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Brockman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Licking Heights' loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
As of now, neither Licking Heights nor Lincoln have any future games scheduled.
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