Lincoln Northwest fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Crete on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crete Cardinals by a score of 4-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lincoln Northwest has scored all season.
Lincoln Northwest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Robison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Northwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete only tossed four.
On Crete's side, Brooks Piening was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Carson Kotil was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Lincoln Northwest's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Crete, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Lincoln Northwest will be playing at home against Waverly at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waverly will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Crete, they will head out on the road to challenge Central City/Centura at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central City/Centura's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Crete's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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