Softball Preview: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Elkhorn South Storm
Bellevue East hasn't had much luck against Elkhorn South recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will face off against the Elkhorn South Storm at 11:30 a.m. Bellevue East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bellevue East heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They lost 20-3 to Lincoln Southwest. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Chieftains, who until this game were averaging 3.06 runs allowed.
Bellevue East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrina Urwin, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave Urwin a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Bellevue East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn South faced Millard North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Elkhorn South took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millard North. The Storm haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Bellevue East moved to 23-9 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Elkhorn South, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
Bellevue East might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Elkhorn South in their previous matchup back in September. Can Bellevue East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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