High School Girls Softball
Effingham sweeps Lincoln in doubleheader

[May 04, 2021] 

The Lady Railers hosted Effingham on Saturday in a doubleheader and it was the Flaming Hearts winning game one 3-1 and winning game two 10-1.

Game One

Effingham scored a run off starter Cara Farnam in the top of the first inning.

The Flaming Hearts added another run in the top of the fifth inning to lead 2-0.

Lincoln got a run in the bottom of the fifth inning when Malena Kirgan hit a triple to score her sister, Mya, with the lone run of the game for Lincoln. Lincoln trailed 2-1.

Effingham added a run in the top of the sixth inning and went on to win by a final of 3-1.

Emily Paulus was 2-for-5 for Lincoln. Abbie Glenn, Cara Farnam, Ryen Stoltzenburg and Malena Kirgan each had one hit for the Lady Railers.

The battery of Cara Farnam and Emily Paulus in game one vs. Effingham.

Jaidi Davis got the win for Effingham. Davis struck out 11 batters.

Cara Farnam took the loss for the Lady Railers. She struck out six batters and walked one.

The Railers get caught in a rundown vs. Effingham.

Game Two

Effingham scored early and often in game two versus Lincoln. The Flaming Hearts led 6-0 after two innings of play. Effingham plated four runs in the top of the fourth inning to lead 10-0.

Lincoln avoided the shutout by scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning. Abbie Glenn singled with one out. Cara Farnam doubled to right field, advancing Glenn to third. A groundout by Cassie Bridge drove Glenn home with the only Lady Railer run of the game.

Effingham wins 10-1 in five innings.

Taylor Armstrong picks up the win for Effingham.

Abbie Glenn was 2-for-3 with a run scored for Lincoln. Cara Farnam, Malena Kirgan and Chloe Johnston each had a hit for the Lady Railers.

Chloe Johnston was in the circle for the Lady Railers. She suffered the loss. Johnston surrendered 14 hits and allowed ten runs over five innings of work.

Lincoln’s record falls to 4-4.

[Teena Lowery]