Tri-City is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincolnwood Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Tri-City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lincolnwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Tri-City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sacred Heart-Griffin on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cyclones by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Tornadoes have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Lincolnwood won against Nokomis on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Lancers came out on top against Central A & M by a score of 5-2. The win was nothing new for the Lancers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lincolnwood pushed their record up to 10-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Tri-City beat Lincolnwood 4-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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