Lincoln has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Franklin Quakers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against McDaniel on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 2-0. Lincoln has struggled against McDaniel recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-8 to Grant, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Grace Vaupel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Franklin got a big performance out of Bobbi Jean Wixon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Jean Wixon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Elsie Ostrom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Franklin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.
Lincoln suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Franklin in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin's Hannah Churchill, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Now that Lincoln knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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