Lincoln dropped their record down to 15-12 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered since April 26, 2024.
As for Fairmont Senior, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
For Fairmont Senior's part, Bigelow Trevor made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Trevor a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Canfield, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
While Lincoln had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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