Lincoln Leadership Academy has not done well against Upper Bucks Christian recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Lincoln Leadership Academy Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against Upper Bucks Christian and snuck past 9-7. That's two games straight that Lincoln Leadership Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Jonathan Panariello made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Panariello was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Javion Pujals and Ledainian Santiago did most of the damage at the plate: Pujals scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Santiago scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Santiago is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Aitan Checo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Lincoln Leadership Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Upper Bucks Christian, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Lincoln Leadership Academy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m. Notre Dame has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Lincoln Leadership Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Upper Bucks Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Executive Education Academy Charter School at 4:00 p.m. in Monday's first game.
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