Softball Preview: Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks vs. Silo Rebels
The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will challenge the Silo Rebels at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln Southwest: 1.9, Silo: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lincoln Southwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard North, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Lincoln Southwest was ranked third). Lincoln Southwest fell just short of Millard North by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. The Silver Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Reagan Vokoun put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Emma Dostal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Southwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millard North only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Silo's offense. They came up short against Papillion-LaVista South on Thursday, falling 9-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rebels have suffered since September 7, 2023.
Lincoln Southwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Silo, they dropped their record down to 12-4 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
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