Lincoln County typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Richland proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Lincoln County Falcons by a score of 5-1. The victory was familiar territory for Richland who now have three in a row.
For Lincoln County's part, Mia Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lincoln County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brinley Moran, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lincoln County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their third loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
The win got Richland back to even at 3-3. As for Lincoln County, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-12.
Richland will head out on the road to challenge Summertown at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Summertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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