Decatur Eisenhower is 0-6 against Lincoln since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Decatur Eisenhower Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Lincoln Railsplitters at 4:30 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Decatur Eisenhower came up short against St. Teresa and fell 10-7.
Marshawn Cooper was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Cooper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Cooper wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brennen Ramsey, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Redbirds.
Decatur Eisenhower's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Lincoln, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7-1.
Decatur Eisenhower suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Lincoln in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Thankfully for Decatur Eisenhower, Preston Ebelherr (who tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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