The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will face off against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Center as they made off with a 14-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Zebras.
Landyn Plaut was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Jackson Cook
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Cook, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Adriano Montes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Honkers with a sharp 11-0 victory.
Colby Borges looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Braden Hardwick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lane Dunbar, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for East Nicolaus, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
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