Lincoln is on a three-game streak of home wins, while St. Mary is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln Trojans will take on the St. Mary's Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln: 3, St. Mary's: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lincoln is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against St. Mary's on Monday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1.
Raymond Olivas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Tran, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lincoln's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9-2. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lincoln has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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