Lincoln Southwest waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grand Island Islanders a 12-0 shutout. The Silver Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Lincoln Southwest got a massive performance out of Mary Beth Hart, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Emma Dostal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southwest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in six consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Southwest's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Grand Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lincoln Southwest will have a chance to go back-to-back against Grand Island: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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