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| 04/09/24 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 19-0 W |
| 04/16/19 - Away | 18-0 W |
| 04/13/18 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Lincoln has gone a perfect 7-0 against Preston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Cougars will challenge the Knights at 5:30 p.m. Lincoln is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Sissonville hit Lincoln with a six-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took a 14-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 4-0 in the first period.
Lincoln got a big performance out of Kerstyn Leggett, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Haleigh Gump, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Preston was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 16-1 to Morgantown. The Knights have struggled against the Mohigans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Preston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Zinn, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Preston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Preston's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lincoln has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Preston, though, as they've been averaging 9 hits. Given Lincoln's sizable advantage in that area, the Knights will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Preston in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
