Le Mars is 9-0 against Lincoln since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Le Mars Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Lynx at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Le Mars has three straight victories, Lincoln has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Le Mars' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton. That's two games straight that Le Mars has won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Lincoln fell victim to Bishop Heelan Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 1-0.
Hanna Ferguson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit.
Le Mars' victory bumped their record up to 16-12. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 2-26.
Le Mars beat Lincoln 5-0 in their previous meeting on June 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Le Mars 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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