After flying high against Smithton last Thursday, Lincoln came back down to earth. The Lincoln Cardinals' tough 11-4 loss to the Concordia Fighting Orioles on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lincoln in their matchups with Concordia: they've now lost three in a row.
For Concordia's part, Kiya Inman made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Inman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Concordia got a massive performance out of Ava Mueller, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Roepe, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Lincoln's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Concordia, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Lincoln will head out on the road to take on Skyline at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Concordia, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Orrick at 4:30 p.m. Concordia is facing Orrick at the right time seeing as Orrick is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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