The Lincoln Park Lions will take on the Jones Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln Park has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lincoln Park is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Oak Forest, falling 13-3.
Von Steuben hit Jones with a four-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 7-5. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for Jones and nudges their season record down to 14-17. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Lincoln Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-17.
Lincoln Park skirted past Jones 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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