On Tuesday, Troy faced Lincoln County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Troy Trojans won by a run and slipped past the Lincoln County Lions 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Troy.
For Lincoln County's part, Caitlyn Hurst was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hurst was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Marley Neesvig made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
The win got Troy back to even at 5-5. As for Lincoln County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Troy will face off against Conrad at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lincoln County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Plains-Hot Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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