In what's become a running theme this season, Linden gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against the Franklin Yellowjackets as the Linden Lions made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Linden as they're now sitting on five straight.
Nina Lagorio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ava Isaacson and Lily Alonso did most of the damage at the plate: Isaacson scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Alonso scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Plaster, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
On Franklin's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karolyn Fooshee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Linden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Franklin, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12.
Linden will challenge Weston Ranch at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Linden is facing Weston Ranch at the right time seeing as Weston Ranch is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Franklin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edison at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Edison has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.68 runs per game on average), something Franklin will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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