In what's become a running theme this season, Lincoln gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They beat the Galileo Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln who now have four in a row.
Lincoln got a great performance from Branson Derrington as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Colin Smith was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kieran Baker, who went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases and four RBI.
On Galileo's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maxwell Hartman, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Galileo, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12-1.
Lincoln will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Washington at 3:30 p.m. Lincoln knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge. Galileo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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