Lincoln fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Buchholz on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Buchholz Bobcats by a score of 5-4. Lincoln was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Buchholz apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Lincoln saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Harper, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Buchholz's side, they got a great performance from Austin Cardozo as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, JJ Gardner was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai So, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Buchholz, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Lincoln will be playing in front of their home fans against Rickards at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rickards is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning Lincoln will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Buchholz, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Mandarin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buchholz's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mandarin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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