North Lincoln came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Loris Lions an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for North Lincoln, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Tucker Sigmon and Cason McGinnis did most of the damage at the plate: Sigmon scored a run while going 1-for-2, while McGinnis scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Wuerdeman, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
North Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Loris, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
North Lincoln will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against North Iredell at 7:00 p.m. North Lincoln knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully North Iredell likes a good challenge. As for Loris, they will head out on the road to challenge Waccamaw at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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