Softball Preview: Lincoln Northeast Rockets vs. Bellevue East Chieftains
The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will challenge the Bellevue East Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln Northeast's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bryan as Lincoln Northeast made off with a 13-0 win. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Rockets this season.
Jadyn Dryer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up five strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in September. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Lincoln Northeast got a massive performance out of Brynley Chairez, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Dezi Swenson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Northeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 34% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 54%.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellevue East). They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Omaha North on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chieftains considering their one-run performance the game before.
Lincoln Northeast's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-15. As for Bellevue East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Lincoln Northeast beat Bellevue East 6-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Does Lincoln Northeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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