Lincoln Southwest is 8-2 against Pius X since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks are on the road again to play the Pius X Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so Pius X's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lincoln Southwest's way against Columbus as Lincoln Southwest made off with a 12-2 win.
Maisey McCarty made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McCarty was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Brooklyn Bruggeman looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Morgan Gabel and Mary Beth Hart did most of the damage at the plate: Gabel went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a triple, while Hart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Hart also put up a double, which washer first of the season. Another player making a difference was Emma Dostal, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pius X ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Gretna East 7-6.
Like Lincoln Southwest, Pius X also got a great game from a two-way player: Sydney Mennenga. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Mennenga was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kendal Heimes was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Austen Davis, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Lincoln Southwest pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pius X, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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