East Lincoln was the 2-0 winner over North Lincoln when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. East Lincoln fell just short of North Lincoln by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Kaitlyn Gust put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Gust was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Taniyah Thomas
| 03/21/25 @ North Lincoln | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs Hickory | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Hickory | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Crest | 2 |
| 04/08/24 @ Foard | 2 |
In other batting news, Taniyah Thomas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabrielle Vaughn, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Lincoln's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for North Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Lincoln will venture away from home to take on Foard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so East Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Lincoln, they will head out to face off against North Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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