The Lincoln Charter Eagles will take on the Foard Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lincoln Charter 3.4, Foard 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lincoln Charter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Maiden just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 7-1. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, while Foard put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Hickory. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Red Tornadoes. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Karsyn Sigmon made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Addy Lael and Livi Queen did most of the damage at the plate: Lael went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases and two RBI, while Queen scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Queen has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mattie Leonhardt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Foard and bumps their season record up to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Lincoln Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Lincoln Charter skirted past Foard 10-9 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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