Lincoln had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-8 to make it five. They fell 6-2 to the East Providence Townies. If the Lions were looking for revenge after losing 1-0 to the Townies when the teams met back in May of 2018, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lincoln saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Oldham, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Oldham has hit this season.
As for East Providence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
On East Providence's side, they got a great performance from Dylan Annicelli as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Annicelli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brian Rutkowski, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Correiro, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Lincoln is set to take on their familiar foe Smithfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, East Providence will challenge rival Cumberland at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Townies 2.5, the Clippers 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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