The Lanphier Lions will be playing at home against the Lincolnwood Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Lanphier's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Athens on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Warriors. Lanphier has not had much luck with Athens recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lincolnwood can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They never let Lutheran onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincolnwood.
Jonah Elvidge made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Elvidge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Elvidge was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Lincolnwood got a massive performance out of Brody Lush, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Lush has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Izeck Matli, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Lanphier's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Lincolnwood, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
Lanphier suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Lincolnwood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Lanphier 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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