Lincoln fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Buchholz on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Zachary Burch
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Lincoln got a good showing from Zachary Burch, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Burch has become a key player for the Trojans: the team is 6-3 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-11 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Lincoln saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Garber, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Buchholz, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Lincoln will face off against Mosley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Buchholz, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vanguard at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bobcats 2.6, the Knights 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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