After four games on the road, Lincoln Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Medomak Valley Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Lincoln Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Erskine Academy on Friday. They lost 8-2 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Medomak Valley put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Gardiner with a sharp 10-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Medomak Valley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Madison Boynton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sara Nelson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Arianna Sproul was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Lincoln Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Medomak Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln Academy suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Medomak Valley in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boynton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Lincoln Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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