Lincoln Southeast has gone 8-2 against Columbus recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Discoverers at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Lincoln Southeast needed a bit of extra time to put away Norfolk. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Sawyer Bokowski
| 04/14/25 vs Norfolk | 5 |
| 04/27/24 @ Gretna | 3 |
| 04/20/24 @ Gretna | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 2 |
| 04/22/24 vs Lincoln North Star | 2 |
Lincoln Southeast got a great performance from Sawyer Bokowski as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Bokowski a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Lincoln Southeast's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brecken Bokowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbus). They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Lincoln High on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Discoverers in their matchups with the Links: they've now won seven in a row.
Karsten Killham looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Columbus: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Columbus got a massive performance out of Sawyer Kimberling, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That home run marked the first that Kimberling launched this season. Another player making a difference was Cade Wurdemann, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lincoln Southeast's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Columbus, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Lincoln Southeast beat Columbus 6-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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