Lincoln Northwest pushed their score to ten the last time they played Crete, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Lincoln Northwest Falcons fell just short of the Crete Cardinals by a score of 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Lincoln Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Crete, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-1.
Lincoln Northwest will head out to challenge Malcolm at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Lincoln Northwest has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Crete, they will face off against Ashland-Greenwood at 9:05 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Crete: 2.7, Ashland-Greenwood: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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