Lincoln is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while West Park is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will take on the West Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so West Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Lincoln made easy work of Valley Christian and carried off a 14-5 victory.
Jake Redding and Jackson Cook made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Redding tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cook pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Redding has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Redding went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Cook scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Kenny Winters, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Spomer, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Park came up short against Vista del Lago on Saturday and fell 8-3. West Park has struggled against Vista del Lago recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ayden Deome was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. As for West Park, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Lincoln took their win against West Park in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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