The Metamora Redbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Railsplitters at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Metamora will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by six) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pekin 3-1.
Gavin OLaughlin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Metamora's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Avery Grebner, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lincoln got the win against Prairie Central on Saturday by a conclusive 18-2.
Metamora has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 11-7-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Metamora suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Metamora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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