Lincolnton and East Burke are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lincolnton Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the East Burke Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincolnton has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 15.
Lincolnton will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Central Academy on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Lincolnton fell just short of Central Academy by a score of 8-6.
Devin Leonard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Burke didn't have quite enough to beat Bunker Hill on Tuesday and fell 3-2. East Burke has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lincolnton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for East Burke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Lincolnton came up short against East Burke in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Burke's Colt Butcher, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Now that Lincolnton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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