After flying high against Shelbyville Central on Monday, Lincoln County came back down to earth. The Lincoln County Falcons took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Richland Raiders on Tuesday. Lincoln County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Richland apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.
Mia Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lincoln County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brinley Moran, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lincoln County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their third loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lincoln County's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-12. As for Richland, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Richland, they are on the road again on Friday to play Summertown at 5:00 p.m. Richland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Summertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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