The Auburn Maroons will face off against the Lincoln County Panthers at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
Auburn fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Liverpool last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-3. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Myles McBride put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. McBride was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
McBride wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Steven Ambroggio, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Warriors 4-2. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-22-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Dawson Adkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln County let Isaac Byrd and Grady Adkins run wild. Byrd scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Adkins got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. Byrd has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Chaffin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln County pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Auburn, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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