The Lincolnton Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the West Lincoln Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Maiden hit Lincolnton with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolves took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Karson Cloninger put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cloninger was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Cloninger wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Max Buckley, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Yorye Urena also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday West Lincoln sidestepped Pisgah for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
West Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Lincolnton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Lincolnton suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to West Lincoln in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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