Rain likely. High 69F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a half an inch..
Tonight
Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then variable clouds overnight with more showers at times. Low 66F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Falcon Baseball split in Region Class 4-A Tournament action Saturday to finish as runner-up. In their opening game, LCHS dropped the championship to Nolensville, 7-2. In the next game, Columbia won over Summit 5-4 in 10 innings lasting nearly four hours. The win sent the Lions to the runner-up game with the Falcons. Lincoln County finished on top, 12-2, in five innings. Maddox Meeks got the win giving up two runs (one earned) off two hits, one walk, and six Ks. It was a nine-hit night for the Falcons.
Falcon Baseball split in Region Class 4-A Tournament action Saturday to finish as runner-up. In their opening game, LCHS dropped the championship to Nolensville, 7-2. In the next game, Columbia won over Summit 5-4 in 10 innings lasting nearly four hours. The win sent the Lions to the runner-up game with the Falcons. Lincoln County finished on top, 12-2, in five innings. Maddox Meeks got the win giving up two runs (one earned) off two hits, one walk, and six Ks. It was a nine-hit night for the Falcons.
Last week was one to remember for Lincoln County baseball. The Falcons won the 4A District 9 championship on home turf and qualified for sectionals over the weekend.
Monday, May 6, started the week with a pitchers’ duel against the Columbia Lions for the district championship. It was a scoreless game through the first four innings.
The lone run was scored in the fifth inning when Sam Smith notched an RBI single to left field, driving in Clint Quick to put Lincoln County up 1-0.
Rhett Persell closed the game on the mound, not allowing one single Columbia base runner in the final two innings.
The region tournament began Friday afternoon at Nolensville High School. Lincoln County defeated the Summit Spartans 13-5 Friday afternoon. The Falcons scored all 13 of their runs in the first three innings.
The next day, host team Nolensville defeated the Falcons 7-2, forcing Lincoln County to play a win or go home game to qualify for sectionals.
The Falcons were tasked yet again with Columbia who entered the game with a depleted pitching staff and freshly finishing an 11-inning game 30 minutes earlier.
Lincoln County routed the Lions 12-2 in five innings to advance to the sectional series. All that stands between the Falcons and the state tournament are two wins in a best of three series against the Beech Buccaneers.
