Softball Preview: Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks vs. Lincoln East Spartans
A classic East v. West is on the schedule. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will head out to take on the Lincoln East Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Southwest will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak.
Lincoln Southwest's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Fremont as Lincoln Southwest made off with a 10-0 win. The Silver Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.
Lincoln Southwest let Vivian Mares-Chippeaux and Emma Dostal loose on the outfield. Mares-Chippeaux went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Dostal scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Beth Hart, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lincoln East fell victim to Millard West and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Spartans have suffered against the Wildcats since September 24, 2018.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Lincoln East, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-13.
Lincoln Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Lincoln Southwest repeat their success, or does Lincoln East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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