The Lincolnwood Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Lanphier Lions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lincolnwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Lincolnwood is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Lutheran (and have done all season long). Everything went Lincolnwood's way against Lutheran on Thursday as Lincolnwood made off with a 19-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincolnwood.
Jonah Elvidge made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Elvidge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Elvidge was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Lincolnwood got a massive performance out of Brody Lush, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Lush has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Izeck Matli was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lanphier fell victim to Athens and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Warriors. Lanphier has not had much luck with Athens recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lincolnwood's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Lanphier, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Everything went Lincolnwood's way against Lanphier in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Lincolnwood made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincolnwood 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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