The Lincoln Lions will look to defend their home field on Monday against the La Salle Academy Rams at 4:00 p.m. Lincoln is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Lincoln came up short against South Kingstown and fell 8-3.
Lincoln saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Almeida, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. La Salle Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Coventry a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for La Salle Academy, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Cameron Caprio tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Aiden Ciprian was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of David Cavalloro, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for La Salle Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lincoln has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like La Salle Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lincoln skirted past La Salle Academy 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was La Salle Academy's Aidan Greene, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Lincoln to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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