Bellevue West stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Buena Vista Bison a 16-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Bellevue West who now have seven in a row.
Jayden Kephart looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Will Sims and Jaxson Povich did most of the damage at the plate: Sims went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run, while Povich scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Lester, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bellevue West pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Buena Vista, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Bellevue West will head out on the road to challenge Fremont at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fremont: 3.1, Bellevue West: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Buena Vista, they will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln Northeast at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Northeast has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.41 runs per game on average), something Buena Vista will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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