In what's become a running theme this season, Lincoln-Way Central gave their fans yet another huge victory in their third game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Penn Kingsmen as the Lincoln-Way Central Knights made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Lincoln-Way Central as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lisabella Dimitrijevic made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Dimitrijevic has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dimitrijevic was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Teagan Berkshire and Alexis Youngren did most of the damage at the plate: Berkshire scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Youngren scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Ellie McLaughlin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Penn's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izabella Hanna, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln-Way Central's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Penn, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Lincoln-Way Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln-Way Central will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Penn will take on Northridge at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Penn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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