After flying high against Bunker Hill last Thursday, Lincolnwood came back down to earth. The Lincolnwood Lancers lost 12-2 to the Pleasant Plains Cardinals on Friday. Lincolnwood has struggled against Pleasant Plains recently, as their matchup on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
For Pleasant Plains' part, Aspen Kitowski and Lexie Shimkus did most of the damage at the plate: Kitowski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Shimkus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Delaney Murphy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lincolnwood's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Pleasant Plains, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Lincolnwood will look to defend their home field on Monday against Tri-City at 5:00 p.m. Tri-City's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Lincolnwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pleasant Plains, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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