Lincolnton and East Burke are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lincolnton Wolves will face off against the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincolnton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
East Burke will be up against a hot Lincolnton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Lincolnton blew past West Caldwell 10-0 on Friday.
Karson Cloninger was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Lincolnton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Treylen Bost
| 03/14/25 vs West Caldwell | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Newton-Conover | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Shelby | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Ashbrook | 1 |
In other batting news, Devin Leonard and Treylen Bost did most of the damage at the plate: Leonard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Bost scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. Lincolnton is 2-1 when Bost posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Yorye Urena, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lincolnton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Burke unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Rutherford. The contest marked the first time this season in which East Burke was not able to get on the board.
East Burke saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Mosteller, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Rhett Houston also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
East Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lincolnton, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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