Vincennes Lincoln had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 9-10 to make it four. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Evansville Memorial Tigers. The Alices were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Olivia Lange spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on 12 hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grace Archer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Evansville Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Evansville Memorial's side, Brianna Canaan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Canaan was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
Canaan wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Annie Blackburn, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one run. Mallory Wollenmann was another, going 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Vincennes Lincoln will take on rival Jasper at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial is set to square off against their familiar foe Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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