Baseball Recap: Creighton Prep Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Lincoln North Star

Creighton Prep faced Lincoln North Star in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Junior Jays blew past the Navigators 12-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-8 on April 1st.

Quinn Peterson

Batters Struck Out

04/26/25 vs Lincoln North Star	4
04/22/25 @ Pius X	1
04/14/25 vs Fremont	2
04/07/25 vs Papillion-LaVista	5

Quinn Peterson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four matchups.

On the hitting side, Liam Smithberg was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Cosgrove, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Creighton Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Creighton Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lincoln North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Creighton Prep wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 27-1 victory against Bryan on the 28th. As for Lincoln North Star, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 13-3 win against Lincoln Southeast on the 28th.