After two games on the road, Linn is heading back home. They will welcome the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Linn will be strutting in after a win while Harrisburg will be coming in after a defeat.
If Linn beats Harrisburg with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Linn walked away with a 5-1 victory over New Bloomfield on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Linn has won by exactly four runs.
Sophia Voss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hannah Hackmann, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzy Hackmann, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Linn didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg came up short against New Bloomfield on Thursday, falling 10-3. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Linn's win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Harrisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Linn took their victory against Harrisburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 18-7. Will Linn repeat their success, or does Harrisburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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