The Lincoln Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Toll Gate Titans at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lincoln's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Coventry on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oakers. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln has lost by exactly three runs.
Toll Gate lost 12-2 to Cranston East on Monday. Toll Gate has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Toll Gate didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lincoln has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Toll Gate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Toll Gate in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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