The Lincoln County Lions will be playing at home against the Plains-Hot Springs Horsemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lincoln County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Troy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Lincoln County was ranked 21st). Lincoln County fell just short of Troy by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. Lincoln County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caitlyn Hurst was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hurst was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
In other batting news, Marley Neesvig made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dani Starkey, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Plains-Hot Springs lost 24-7 to Lincoln County back in April.
Lincoln County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Plains-Hot Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Lincoln County took their win against Plains-Hot Springs in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 24-7. Will Lincoln County repeat their success, or does Plains-Hot Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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