The Alma Center Lincoln Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alma Center Lincoln has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran will come in with three straight wins.
Alma Center Lincoln's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Melrose-Mindoro on Tuesday. They lost 26-0 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Blair-Taylor as Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran made off with a 12-4 victory.
Hannah Kazemba made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Kazemba was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cheyenne Wales, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Katie Kloke, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Alma Center Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Alma Center Lincoln suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kazemba, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Alma Center Lincoln knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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