Lincoln High came into Saturday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Omaha North Vikings with a sharp 17-9 victory on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Links have posted since August 24th.
Lincoln High got a massive performance out of Evie Becher, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Becher a new career-high in hits. Nora Davy was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln High always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 29.4% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 45.9%.
Lincoln High's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-16. As for Omaha North, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season.
Lincoln High will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Lincoln Northeast at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln High will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Omaha North, they will square off against Douglas County West at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Douglas County West's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Omaha North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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