Lincoln East only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run they dealt Columbus on Thursday. The Lincoln East Spartans were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over the Columbus Discoverers. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Emerson Becker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln East got a massive performance out of Lucy Barrett, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Barrett has posted since back in August. Nevaeh Coleman was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .390. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in 14 consecutive matches.
Lincoln East's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Columbus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Columbus beat Lincoln East by a score of 8-7 later that day.
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