After two big district wins on Monday and Tuesday, Lincoln is one win away from a district title.

The Bulldogs won 5-1 at Dewey on Monday and backed that up with a 9-4 win against the Bulldoggers at home on Tuesday, moving their record to 8-2 in District 3A-7 play.

The magic number is one, as one more district win for Lincoln or a loss by Keifer, who is 7-3, would clinch and allow Lincoln to host during the regional tournament.

Lincoln (13-14) bounced back from three tough losses to close out last week in the Pinnacle Conference Festival.

The Bulldogs will at Jenks tonight before hosting Tulsa NOAH on Saturday.

Lincoln closes out district play next Monday and Tuesday with a home-and-home against Sequoyah Tahlequah.

The Bulldogs will host Metro Christian next Friday and Morris on Monday before regionals begin on May 1.

LINCOLN 9, DEWEY 4

A big 3rd inning and another good start from junior Chandler Cozbey were the differences on Tuesday afternoon at John Howerton Field in a 9-4 win.

Lincoln scored six runs in the 3rd to take a 7-2 lead and never looked back

Freshman Aiden Hendren had a big day, going 4-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.

Junior Chandler Cozbey pitched well on the mound for Lincoln, scattering five hits across 5.2 innings. He allowed four unearned runs and walked just one hitter, while fanning six Bulldoggers.

Carter Ricke and Jaxon Crumbliss each had two RBIs for Lincoln, while Lane Hunter walked three times and was 1-for-1 in the win.

Carter Hunter recorded the final four outs for Lincoln, allowing two hits, a walk and striking out one.

Ricke drove in Carter Hunter in the 1st on an RBI groundout to put Lincoln up 1-0.

After Dewey scored two in the 2nd to take the lead, Lincoln blew things open with the big 3rd.

All six runs came with two outs, as Hendren singled to score Luke McCants, tying the game at 2-2.

Cade Ryan reached on an error two hitters later, allowing Cole Dooley and Hendren to score.

Crumbliss singled to center two batters later to score Carter Hunter and make it 5-2.

The next hitter, Cozbey reached on an error to score Lane Hunter before Ricke walked to score Evan Jameson, stretching the lead to 7-2.

Lincoln added two more runs in the bottom of the 4th, as Crumbliss walks to score Dooley and Cozbey was hit, allowing Hendren to score.

LINCOLN 5, DEWEY 1

The Bulldogs got a dominant performance from Ricke on the road Monday, picking up the first of two big wins over Dewey.

Ricke went the distance, pitching all seven innings of 1-run ball. The junior scattered seven hits and walked just one, while striking out four hitters.

Lincoln opened the scoring in the top of the 3rd, as Beaux Brumble scored on a passed ball to go up 1-0.

Dooley, who was 2-for-4 on the day, later singled that inning to drive in McCants, putting Lincoln ahead 2-0.

McCants stretched the lead to 3-0 in the top of the 5th, as he singled to left to score Carter Hunter.

Lincoln pushed the lead to 4-0 later that inning, as McCants stole home to score.

The seniors final hit of the day came in the top of the 6th, as he ripped a base knock to left to score Cozbey and put the Bulldogs up 5-1.

McCants had a great day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Crumbliss tripled in the win and Cozbey, Ricke and Hendren each singled.