It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lexington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past the Dwight Trojans 5-3. This was payback for Lexington, who suffered a 9-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
For Dwight's part, Megan Livingston made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lexington pushed their record up to 13-14 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Dwight, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lexington will square off against Peoria Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Dwight, they are on the road again on Monday to play Woodland at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Woodland: 3.2, Dwight: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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