The Lincoln North Star Navigators will take on the Norfolk Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln North Star will be strutting in after a win while Norfolk will be coming in after a loss.
Lincoln North Star proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 21) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Fremont 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Navigators have posted since April 6, 2024.
Jayden Johnson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Schaefer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Norfolk suffered their closest defeat since April 10, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Gretna by a score of 6-4. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Norfolk also got a good showing from Carter Mickelson, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Braylon Votta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Norfolk now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Lincoln North Star, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Lincoln North Star skirted past Norfolk 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Lincoln North Star repeat their success, or does Norfolk has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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