The Pius X Thunderbolts will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pius X is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Pius X's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Omaha Northwest. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Pius X yet this season.
Pius X got a great performance from Tanner Charf as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Cade Vanis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lucas Newton, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 7-3.
Lincoln Southwest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Buda, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Dayton Engelbart was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Pius X's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-15. As for Lincoln Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Pius X came up short against Lincoln Southwest when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lincoln Southwest's Matthew Humphrey, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Pius X knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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