Lincoln East was the 13-5 winner over Columbus when they last played one another on Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lincoln East Spartans fell just short of the Columbus Discoverers by a score of 8-7 on Thursday. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nevaeh Coleman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Fagler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln East 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 .312 or higher in 14 consecutive games.
Lincoln East's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Columbus, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9-1.
Lincoln East didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-5 win vs. Columbus on the 12th. As for Columbus, they will head out to challenge Kearney on Thursday.
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