Lincoln Academy was the 12-4 winner over Erskine Academy when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lincoln Academy Eagles fell 5-2 to the Erskine Academy Eagles on Wednesday. Lincoln Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lincoln Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Hagar, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Houghton, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erskine Academy only tossed four.
On Erskine Academy's side, Hayden Chase looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Simon Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ryan Tyler was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lincoln Academy now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Erskine Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-10.
Lincoln Academy will head out on the road to face off against Gardiner at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Erskine Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Leavitt at 4:00 p.m. Erskine Academy is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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