On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Lincoln Trojans had to settle for a 4-3 loss against the Osceola Warriors.
Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neal Porter, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Garrett Harper was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lincoln didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Osceola only tossed three.
On Osceola's side, Luke Pembleton looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Pembleton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vincent Ferrell was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Lincoln's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Osceola, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Lincoln will play host again on Saturday to welcome First Coast, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. The last three games First Coast has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Osceola, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Leon at 1:00 p.m. Osceola is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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