The North Lincoln Knights will take on the West Henderson Falcons on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over North Henderson. North Lincoln might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Kellen Karr tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Logan Sammons was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Sigmon, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Henderson waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Comets a 3-0 shutout.
North Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for West Henderson, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
North Lincoln suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to West Henderson when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can North Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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