The Lincoln Railsplitters will take on the Plymouth Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Lincoln: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Plymouth has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road.
Lincoln fell victim to Bedford and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Kicking Mules, falling 12-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Railsplitters have suffered against the Kicking Mules since May 4, 2022.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plymouth). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fordson a 23-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their two-run performance the match before.
Plymouth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-18 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-28.
Lincoln suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Plymouth in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Railsplitters avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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