The Lincoln Lions will square off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Lincoln nor East Providence posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lincoln fell victim to Cranston West and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Isaac Cabral spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Mellen, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Mellen's first of the season.
Meanwhile, East Providence faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Townies fell 3-0 to the Sentinels. The match marked the first time this season in which the Townies were not able to get on the board.
East Providence's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Lincoln couldn't quite get it done against East Providence when the teams last played back in April as they fell 6-2. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
