After low-scoring totals in their previous seven contests, Lincolnton brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bunker Hill Bears a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was just what Lincolnton needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior match.
They hit Bunker Hill with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Camila Rodriguez (2),
Kaysi Araya-Jimenez, and
Jaylin Vallejo.
Lincolnton made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6-2. As for Bunker Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Lincolnton will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Newton-Conover at 5:30 p.m. Newton-Conoverpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lincolnton in North Carolina (Newton-Conover is ranked 157th, while Lincolnton is ranked 359th). As for Bunker Hill, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against West Caldwell at 6:00 p.m. Bunker Hill is facing West Caldwell at the right time seeing as West Caldwell is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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