With a playoff game on the line, Lincoln-Way Central rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rich Township Raptors a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lincoln-Way Central, who have now won 20 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Lincoln-Way Central got a big performance out of Josephine Jager, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Kendall Pearson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the 17th in a row for Lincoln-Way Central, bringing their record for this year to 30-4. As for Rich Township, they dropped their record down to 11-18 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Lincoln-Way Central nor Rich Township have any future games scheduled.
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