It was a good run, but Pleasant Grove unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of the Lincoln Trojans. Pleasant Grove was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Lincoln's pitchers proved too tough.
For Lincoln's part, not much got past Raymond Olivas, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Pleasant Grove off the board. Olivas has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lincoln got a big performance out of Braydon Abdon, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Aiden Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lincoln, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Grove will face off against Oakmont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Pitman at 4:00 p.m. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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