The Lincoln Railsplitters will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Zion Braves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last five games Lincoln has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lincoln took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Springfield a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Rockets out 7-6.
Addy Rotz was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Williams, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 14-19 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Mt. Zion, their victory bumped their record up to 26-5.
Lincoln might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Mt. Zion when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Lincoln, Kennedy Highley (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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