Lincoln extended their losing streak to six on Wednesday, dropping them down to 3-8. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagle Rock Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 on Monday.
Andrew Evangelista made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
As for Eagle Rock, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
On Eagle Rock's side, they got a great performance from Odin Tuntland as he struck out 15 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those 15 strikeouts gave Tuntland a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Andrew Martinez was incredible, going 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs. Eagle Rock is undefeated when Martinez posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Sugi, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Lincoln has already played their next contest, a 12-6 loss against Wilson on the 29th. As for Eagle Rock, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Bravo on the 29th.
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