Baseball Preview: Pius X Thunderbolts vs. Omaha Northwest Huskies
The Pius X Thunderbolts will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Omaha Northwest Huskies at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pius X has three straight victories, Omaha Northwest has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pius X's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Fremont 7-0.
Fremont's batters probably weren't too happy with Kaleb Ledgerwood, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up two walks). Ledgerwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ian Woita and Cade Vanis did most of the damage at the plate: Woita scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Vanis scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jake Bugbee was another key contributor, getting no hits from his two at bats.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Omaha Northwest's offense. They lost 21-0 to Lincoln Northeast on Tuesday.
Pius X's win bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Omaha Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
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