The Omaha Westside Warriors will square off against the Norfolk Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Omaha Westside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Omaha Westside's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Omaha North with a sharp 12-0 win.
Omaha Westside got a massive performance out of Jordyn Shields, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. What's more, Shields also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Temperance Bartlett (Swinger), who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Omaha Westside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 53.8%.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Norfolk's offense. They lost 8-0 to Lincoln Southwest on Saturday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Silver Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Omaha Westside's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Norfolk, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
Omaha Westside came up short against Norfolk when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Omaha Westside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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