Nokomis entered their tilt with Lincolnwood with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lincolnwood Lancers 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Nokomis, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Brenton Lyons, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Saint Newman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Lincolnwood's side, Jonah Elvidge was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Elvidge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Elvidge was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mason Tryon and Brody Lush stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tryon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lush got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base. Tryon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Nokomis is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Lincolnwood, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Nokomis will be playing at home against Auburn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nokomis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Lincolnwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bunker Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincolnwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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