On Friday, the Lincoln County Lions narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Colville Crimson Hawks 6-5.
Tristan Butts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Butts was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rogan Lytle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
On Colville's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Redberg, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Colville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Lincoln County will be playing at home against Polson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Colville, they will head out on the road to take on Newport at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Colville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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