The Lincoln Lynx will face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has eight straight victories, Roosevelt has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lincoln proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past O'Dea 5-4.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Ballard on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-5 to the Beavers. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since June 7, 2021, but that streak is no more.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Lincoln was able to grind out a solid win over Roosevelt when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Will the Lynx repeat their success, or do the Roughriders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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