The Lincoln Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the McDaniel Mountain Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Grant and fell 7-6.
McDaniel came out on top against Roosevelt on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run first inning. The Mountain Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Roughriders a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mountain Lions, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Amira Edwards was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. Edwards was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, Tiffany Jordan was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Schmitz, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
McDaniel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in 11 consecutive matchups.
McDaniel now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Lincoln suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to McDaniel when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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