The Academy - San Francisco is 0-4 against Lincoln since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Academy - San Francisco Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. The Academy - San Francisco will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Thursday, The Academy - San Francisco had just enough and edged Galileo out 8-6. That's two games straight that The Academy - San Francisco has won by exactly two runs.
Raven La was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Collin Helms, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Burton as Lincoln made off with a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincoln.
Noe Lara made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lara was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Isaiah Dela Rosa, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Kieran Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
The Academy - San Francisco's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Academy - San Francisco has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
The Academy - San Francisco might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Lincoln in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lara, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that The Academy - San Francisco 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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