Hastings has gone 3-0 against Lincoln Northwest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hastings Tigers will host the Lincoln Northwest Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Hastings is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Hastings' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Elkhorn by a score of 3-0. The three-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest got the win against Standing Bear on Monday by a conclusive 12-5. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Kynzee McFadden and Kenna Scribner were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, McFadden didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Scribner pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. At bat, McFadden went 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and a run, while Scribner scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lyrik Harris was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Tenley Root, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Northwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Standing Bear only posted a batting average of .194.
Hastings' victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Lincoln Northwest, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8.
Everything went Hastings' way against Lincoln Northwest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Hastings made off with a 16-3 victory. Will Hastings repeat their success, or does Lincoln Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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