Baseball Recap: Lincoln Northwest Takes a Loss

Lincoln Northwest lost against Lincoln Christian back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Falcons fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Falcons just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.

Zayden Frye was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.

At the plate, Lincoln Northwest saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Shoaff-Tranick, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Lincoln Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Lincoln Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lincoln Northwest is set to challenge their familiar foe Holdrege at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lincoln Christian will square off against rival Central City/Centura at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 3.1, the Kernels 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.