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| 04/22/24 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 05/05/22 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 03/24/22 - Away | 18-0 W |
| 05/10/18 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 05/05/16 - Neutral | 11-0 W |
Balboa is a perfect 6-0 against Lincoln since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Balboa Buccaneers will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Buccaneers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They put the hurt on University with a sharp 27-5 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lincoln got the win against The Bay School last Friday by a conclusive 17-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Ventura Van-Zandt made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Jala Chi was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and four RBI. Brienna Tsui was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lincoln always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .651. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Bay School only posted an OBP of .381.
Balboa skirted past Lincoln 9-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Balboa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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