The Lincoln Railsplitters will play host again on Monday to welcome the Pleasant Plains Cardinals, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lincoln's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lanphier 17-0.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Lincolnwood with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Plains.
Pleasant Plains let Aspen Kitowski and Lexie Shimkus loose on the outfield. Kitowski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Shimkus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Delaney Murphy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16. As for Pleasant Plains, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Lincoln beat Pleasant Plains 7-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or does Pleasant Plains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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