Sheldon is 6-1 against Lincoln since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sheldon Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sheldon has three straight wins, Lincoln has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Sheldon had just enough and edged Kimball out 5-4.
Micah Kennedy made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kennedy has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kennedy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Sheldon let Angie Guzman and Madison Chapman loose on the outfield. Guzman scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Chapman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grace Harding, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln suffered a rough 18-2 loss at the hands of Inderkum on Friday.
Sheldon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Sheldon's way against Lincoln when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Sheldon made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sheldon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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