It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lincoln County can now relate to. They fell just short of the White Pine Bobcats by a score of 9-8 on Friday. Lincoln County has struggled against White Pine recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Remi Lytle put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits. Lytle has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lytle was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaley Bart was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. BaiLee Cole was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Like Lincoln County, White Pine also got a great game from a two-way player: Gianna Sedlacek. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Sedlacek was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
Sedlacek wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Camden Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Lincoln County's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for White Pine, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10-1 record this season.
Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White Pine, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Needles at 10:00 a.m. Needles will roll in looking for their 20th straight win, something White Pine surely won't give up without a fight.
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