Softball Preview: Elkhorn South Storm vs. Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks
The Elkhorn South Storm's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Elkhorn South beats Lincoln Southwest with 16 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Elkhorn South never let Bryan onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Saturday. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for the Storm this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest entered their tilt with Norfolk on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 8-0 win. The Silver Hawks' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
The team relied heavily on Hadley Madson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennah Bretschneider, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. The last time their batting average was this high was September 3rd.
Elkhorn South's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-9. As for Lincoln Southwest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Elkhorn South was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln Southwest when the teams last played back in October of 2022, winning 10-7. Will Elkhorn South repeat their success, or does Lincoln Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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