Lincoln is 0-4 against Archbishop Riordan since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lincoln Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Lincoln knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Archbishop Riordan likes a good challenge.
Lincoln scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Burton as Lincoln made off with a 28-1 win. With that victory, Lincoln brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Luke Toloski made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Toloski was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kieran Baker was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Colin Smith, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 12-0 defeat to Serra might stick with them for a while.
Archbishop Riordan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Zuromski, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Lincoln's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Archbishop Riordan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-2.
Archbishop Riordan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lincoln has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .440. It's a different story for Archbishop Riordan, though, as they've only averaged .347. Will they be able to contain Lincoln's hitters?
Lincoln came up short against Archbishop Riordan when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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