Lindsay has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Blanchard Lions at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Lindsay: 1.8, Blanchard: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Lindsay sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Heritage Hall.
Meanwhile, Blanchard had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 18 on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Redskins a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won 13 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kylee Coy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Coy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Finley Lockwood was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Quinlyn Johnson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Blanchard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in 13 consecutive matchups.
Lindsay's record is now 18-4. As for Blanchard, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Lindsay might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Blanchard when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Lindsay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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