The Lincoln Park Railsplitters will head out to challenge the Cabrini Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Lincoln Park didn't have quite enough to beat Riverview and fell 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Railsplitters in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, while Cabrini put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Trillium Academy. The Monarchs were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Trillium Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Monarchs.
Brycen Kimes and Evan Bergdoll were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Kimes tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bergdoll struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). What's more, Kimes posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since May 3rd. At bat, Kimes went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Bergdoll went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Cabrini is 4-1 when Bergdoll posts two or more runs, but 4-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cabrini got a big performance out of Eddie Hughes, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one double. That's the most runs Hughes has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Logan Emerick, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Cabrini always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Lincoln Park's loss dropped their record down to 7-27. As for Cabrini, their record is now 8-13.
Lincoln Park came up short against Cabrini in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 4-0. Can the Railsplitters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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