After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pius X, Lincoln North Star was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the Columbus Discoverers by a score of 5-2. The Navigators have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Discoverers, too.
Preston Graff tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched.
Jameson Lantz
| 04/12/25 vs Columbus | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lincoln Southwest | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Lincoln North Star let Jameson Lantz and Sam Schaefer run wild. Lantz scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Schaefer scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Lantz a new career-high in RBI (three). Easton Wesslund also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Lincoln North Star is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Looking ahead, Lincoln North Star will welcome Kearney at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bearcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Navigators' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbus, they will take on Lincoln High at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Discoverers are facing the Links at the right time seeing as the Links are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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