Lincoln North Star was the 10-2 winner over Kearney when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lincoln North Star Navigators fell 8-3 to the Kearney Bearcats on Saturday. The Navigators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olivia Knox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Tessa Chaloupka, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Lincoln North Star lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 1.5.
Lincoln North Star's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Kearney, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Lincoln North Star will challenge Millard South on Monday. As for Kearney, they will take on Papillion-LaVista South at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Papillion-LaVista South's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Kearney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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