Pine Lake Prep hasn't had much luck against Lincoln Charter recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Pine Lake Prep will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln Charter at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Lake Prep's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Corvian Community 15-0. That's two games straight that the Pride have won by exactly 15 runs.
Kristen Armstrong was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (one). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Sydney Gillmore and Ava Cornacchione did most of the damage at the plate: Gillmore scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Cornacchione scored two runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, Cornacchione posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Emery Jensen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pine Lake Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .630. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corvian Community only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Charter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over the Bears.
Lincoln Charter pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Pine Lake Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Pine Lake Prep beat Lincoln Charter 7-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Does Pine Lake Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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