Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Norfolk). They walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Lincoln East Spartans on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers, as the team was forced to settle for an 11-3 loss when these two played on Tuesday.
Norfolk got a massive performance out of Brooklyn Branz, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. What's more, Branz also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. Kierstyn Linn was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Norfolk didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln East didn't tossed any.
Norfolk's win bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Lincoln East, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Norfolk didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-5 victory against Papillion-LaVista on the 26th. Lincoln East has also already played their next match, an 8-7 loss against Lincoln North Star on the 25th.
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