Lincoln is 2-8 against New Albany since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lincoln Golden Lions will head out on the road to challenge the New Albany Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln will be strutting in after a victory while New Albany will be coming in after a loss.
Lincoln took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westland a 4-0 shutout.
Landon Ringhiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Graham Triplett was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Alex Donovan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Albany unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Grove City by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, New Albany couldn't push the score so high this time.
The win got Lincoln back to even at 7-7. As for New Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Lincoln might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from New Albany in their previous meeting on April 9th. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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