Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lexington). They put the hurt on the Prairie Central Hawks with a sharp 17-3 win on Friday. With that victory, the Minutemen brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
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Drake Powell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Lexington: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Powell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Lexington got a massive performance out of Miles Lainhart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. What's more, Lainhart posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Steffen, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lexington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win got Lexington back to even at 3-3. As for Prairie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Lexington is taking a road trip to take on Delavan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lexington's pitchers better be ready for this one: Delavan has averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Prairie Central, they will welcome Tri-Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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