West Caldwell hasn't had much luck against Lincolnton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Caldwell Warriors will head out to challenge the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:00 p.m. West Caldwell has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
West Caldwell is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wilkes Central. One positive for the Warriors, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
West Caldwell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshton Blankenship, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Blankenship also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton got the win against Ashbrook on Wednesday by a conclusive 26-3. With that win, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Karson Cloninger was a standout: he scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Yorye Urena, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lincolnton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincolnton and bumps their season record up to 3-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.5 hits in those games compared to only 3.8 in the others. As for West Caldwell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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