The Okaw Valley Timberwolves will take on the Lincolnwood Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Okaw Valley had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] on Thursday. The Timberwolves put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Timberwolves haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Lincolnwood waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Tornadoes. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lincolnwood's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Okaw Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
Okaw Valley took their win against Lincolnwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 12-3 score. Do the Timberwolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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