The North Lincoln Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the St. Stephens Indians at 7:00 p.m. Neither North Lincoln nor St. Stephens posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
North Lincoln unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to North Iredell.
Brady Rinkus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Tucker Sigmon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over North Iredell on Wednesday. The win was just what St. Stephens needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior contest.
North Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for St. Stephens, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
North Lincoln skirted past St. Stephens 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Does North Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Stephens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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