On Tuesday, Lincoln-Way West faced Lincoln-Way Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln-Way West Warriors fell just short of the Lincoln-Way Central Knights by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Lincoln-Way West was not able to get on the board.
For Lincoln-Way Central's part, not much got past Lisabella Dimitrijevic, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Lincoln-Way West off the board. Dimitrijevic has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lincoln-Way Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaimee Bolduc, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Lincoln-Way West's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Lincoln-Way Central, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-4.
Lincoln-Way West will be playing at home against Bradley-Bourbonnais at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they will head out on the road to take on Riverside-Brookfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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