Lincoln is 8-0 against Pickerington North since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lincoln Golden Lions will head out on the road to take on the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lincoln sitting on four straight victories and Pickerington North on three.
On Wednesday, Lincoln beat Grove City 5-1.
Grace Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mattie Bailey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Adrionna Dunton, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pickerington North gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on New Albany with a sharp 9-3 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Pickerington North as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pickerington North, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Pickerington North when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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