Baseball Preview: Millard North Mustangs vs. Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks
The Millard North Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Millard North is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Millard North was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Millard West by a score of 3-2.
Millard North got a good showing from Evan Hansen, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Millard North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Buresh, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Millard North was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats and snuck past 3-2.
Lincoln Southwest also got a great performance from Karter Chamberlain as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
Millard North's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lincoln Southwest, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything went Millard North's way against Lincoln Southwest when the teams last played back in April of 2017 as Millard North made off with a 12-6 victory. Does Millard North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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