After flying high against Joseph City last Saturday, Superior came back down to earth. The Superior Panthers suffered a tough 11-2 loss at the hands of the Lincoln Prep Lightning on Tuesday. Superior has not had much luck with Lincoln Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Superior saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Rabago, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Lincoln Prep's side, Jackson Platt was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Platt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Thomas Frey looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Cash Luce, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Superior's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Lincoln Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Superior will face off against San Carlos at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Superior is facing San Carlos at the right time seeing as San Carlos is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Lincoln Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Valley Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln Prep has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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