Softball Preview: Lincoln Northwest Falcons vs. Hastings Tigers
Lincoln Northwest is 0-3 against Hastings since September of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lincoln Northwest Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Hastings Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Lincoln Northwest made easy work of Standing Bear and carried off a 12-5 victory. Considering the Falcons have won six matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kynzee McFadden and Kenna Scribner made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, McFadden didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Scribner pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. At the plate, McFadden went 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and a run, while Scribner scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lyrik Harris, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Tenley Root, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Northwest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hastings came tearing into Saturday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Antlers onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The three-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lincoln Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Hastings, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Lincoln Northwest suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Hastings in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lincoln Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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