Lincoln is 10-0 against Franklin since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lincoln Cardinals will be playing at home against the Franklin Quakers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has six straight victories, Franklin has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, it was close, but Lincoln sidestepped Franklin for an 8-7 win.
For Franklin's part, Silas Combs was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Combs has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Combs was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ryan Ghazi was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases. Another player making a difference was Sean Dauch, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
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