Lincoln-Way Central is 0-8-1 against Marist since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Marist RedHawks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lincoln-Way Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Lockport 2-1.
Lisabella Dimitrijevic spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lincoln-Way Central's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josephine Jager, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Marist came tearing into Friday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout.
Lincoln-Way Central's win bumped their record up to 33-4. As for Marist, their victory bumped their record up to 34-3.
Lincoln-Way Central couldn't quite finish off Marist in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Lincoln-Way Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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