The Lincoln County Panthers will be playing at home against the Sissonville Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lincoln County took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let South Charleston onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Not much got past Bralin Peters, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep South Charleston off the board. Peters has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lincoln County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Duncan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sissonville stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Point Pleasant with a sharp 6-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Sissonville who now have five in a row.
Eli Simonton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Simonton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristen Portz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 2-18-2. As for Sissonville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Lincoln County was able to grind out a solid victory over Sissonville when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 10-5. Will Lincoln County repeat their success, or does Sissonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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