Lincoln hasn't had much luck against Pinkston recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln made up a huge gap compared to their last game against North Dallas, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-5 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 11, 2025.
Meanwhile, Pinkston came up short against Kimball on Friday and fell 13-8. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Valente Garcia put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Garcia was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Pinkston's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 4-2 (and 3-12-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Christopher Narvaez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Pinkston is 3-1 when Narvaez posts three or more RBI, but 4-13-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Joshua Jones, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Pinkston's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14-1. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Lincoln suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Pinkston in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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