The Fort Calhoun Pioneers will be playing at home against the Lincoln Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fort Calhoun will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Thurston-Cuming County on Tuesday. Fort Calhoun sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-11 victory over Thurston-Cuming County.
Kenny Wellwood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Wellwood was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eric Koterba was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Carter Christensen was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Christian has not done well against Central City/Centura recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Lincoln Christian won by a run and slipped past Central City/Centura 2-1. That's two games straight that Lincoln Christian has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Luke Reiling, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Fort Calhoun's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-10. As for Lincoln Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
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