Softball Recap: Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks vs. Millard South Patriots
Lincoln Southwest came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 21 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Millard South Patriots with a sharp 12-2 win. The Silver Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 24 games by six runs or more this season.
Reagan Vokoun was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Vokoun was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Lincoln Southwest got a massive performance out of Hadley Madson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brenly Noerrlinger, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in 12 consecutive matches.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3 record this season. As for Millard South, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-21.
Lincoln Southwest has already played their next matchup, a 10-1 victory against Westview on the 10th. Millard South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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