Lincoln East's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Millard South on Wednesday. The Lincoln East Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Lincoln North Star Navigators. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lincoln East also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Thomas Fraley looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Lincoln East got a big performance out of Mason Gaines, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Carter Mcpeak was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Lincoln North Star's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Klein, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Quevedo, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Lincoln East's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Lincoln North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Lincoln East will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lincoln North Star: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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