The Manitowoc Lincoln Ships will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Notre Dame Academy Tritons at 4:30 p.m. Manitowoc Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Manitowoc Lincoln's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against De Pere on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redbirds. Manitowoc Lincoln has struggled against De Pere recently, as their match on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Redwings.
Notre Dame Academy got a great performance from Noah Smits as he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Smits has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Micah Marzec, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Siudzinski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Manitowoc Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Notre Dame Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Manitowoc Lincoln beat Notre Dame Academy 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manitowoc Lincoln since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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