After having lost a blowout in their previous game against New Albany, Lincoln was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Westerville Central Warhawks by a score of 5-1. That's more bragging rights for Lincoln, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lincoln got a great performance from Landon Ringhiser as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Ringhiser has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Alex Donovan and Warren Markwood did most of the damage at the plate: Donovan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Markwood went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Westerville Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Lincoln will head out on the road to square off against Westland at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Westland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Westerville Central, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m.
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