After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Columbus, Lincoln East was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Bellevue West Thunderbirds 15-4. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by eight runs or more this season.
Ella Pinkelman looked comfortable as she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Lincoln East got a massive performance out of Lucy Barrett, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win snapped Lincoln East's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 18-17 record. As for Bellevue West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-16.
Lincoln East has already played their next matchup, an 8-0 loss against Gretna on the 10th. As for Bellevue West, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-1 victory against Burke on the 9th.
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