The Lincoln Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the East Fairmont Bees at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Braxton County 16-5. With that win, Lincoln brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Noah Sears was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jaxson Poe was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Fairmont came tearing into Saturday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Buccaneers. East Fairmont might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by eight runs or more this season.
Lincoln's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-12. As for East Fairmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Lincoln suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to East Fairmont in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Will Lincoln have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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