The East Lincoln Mustangs will take on the North Lincoln Knights on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Lincoln comes in on six and North Lincoln on eight.
East Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Rockingham County. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one run.
East Lincoln got a great performance from Ty Davis as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Brandon Washington
| 05/09/25 @ Rockingham County | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Lake City | 1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Victor | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ St. Stephens | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs North Iredell | 1 |
On the hitting side, Brandon Washington was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Hager, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
North Lincoln let North Iredell stack four runs on them in the fourth inning on Friday but luckily North Lincoln prevailed anyway. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Raiders 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
North Lincoln's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for East Lincoln, their record is now 20-6.
East Lincoln came up short against North Lincoln when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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