Lewis Central came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lincoln Lynx 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Lewis Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Emerson Coziahr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on MacKenzie Nailor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Damgaard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Lincoln's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jocelyn Ridder gave up four earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexie Pearce, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Lewis Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Lincoln, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Lewis Central will take on Underwood at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lewis Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln, they will face off against Tri-Center at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Tri-Center will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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