Lincoln lost to Lodi back in April of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Lincoln Trojans narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lodi Flames 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincoln.
Joey Victor and Raymond Olivas dominated on the mound. Victor pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks), while Olivas pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Victor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominic Quintero, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Lodi's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Beasley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylan Takahashi, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Lodi didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln only tossed six.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. As for Lodi, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Lincoln will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lodi: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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