Bellevue West won the last time they faced Lincoln Northwest, and things went their way on Monday too. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds were the clear victor by a 16-6 margin over the Lincoln Northwest Falcons.
The team relied heavily on Jaycee Woodard, who fired off three home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Deanna Hunsicker, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Bellevue West lost a few balls and finished the game with eight home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Bellevue West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Lincoln Northwest, they dropped their record down to 11-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bellevue West will welcome Bryan at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln Northwest, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Elkhorn at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln Northwest is facing Elkhorn at the right time seeing as Elkhorn is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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