The Lincoln Prep Lightning are on the road again on Friday to play the Anthem Prep Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Lincoln Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Lincoln Prep can't be too worried about heading out to take on Anthem Prep: they just beat Desert Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lincoln Prep came out on top against Desert Christian by a score of 9-5 on Saturday. Nine seems to be a good number for Lincoln Prep as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Finn Dilley was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Dilley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, Michael DeBratto was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Luce, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Anthem Prep had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Panthers.
Anthem Prep's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jovan Durickovic, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Anthem Prep, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lincoln Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Anthem Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lincoln Prep skirted past Anthem Prep 6-4 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Lincoln Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Anthem Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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