The Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats will head out to square off against the Lincoln County Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Westminster Schools of Augusta can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They lost 13-3 to Aquinas.
Henry Wilkie made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Levi Murphey was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Buccaneers with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by ten runs or more this season.
Lincoln County also got a great performance from Hayden Hild as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Russell Gibson was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Drew Huff, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Lincoln County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Briarwood Academy only posted a batting average of .056.
Westminster Schools of Augusta couldn't quite finish off Lincoln County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Westminster Schools of Augusta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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