On Wednesday, Lincoln East faced Lincoln Southwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln East Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks a 1-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln East who now have six in a row.
Not much got past Carter Mick, who gave up just five hits to keep Lincoln Southwest off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Lincoln East's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Troy Peltz, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Lincoln Southwest's side, Karter Chamberlain was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Lincoln East pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lincoln Southwest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln East will take on Lincoln Northeast at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lincoln Southwest, they will be playing at home against Creighton Prep at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Creighton Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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