Galileo is 0-10 against Lincoln since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Galileo Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Mustangs at 3:30 p.m.
Galileo is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of The Academy - San Francisco by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that Galileo has lost by exactly two runs.
Ezekiel White put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. White was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
White wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elliott Hartman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Maxwell Hartman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They never let The Academy - San Francisco onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Colin Smith, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Arriola, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Galileo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Galileo suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Lincoln when the teams last played back in April. Can Galileo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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