Norfolk hasn't had much luck against Lincoln Southeast recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. Neither Norfolk nor Lincoln Southeast posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Norfolk came into this matchup off a tough nine-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Adams Central by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Norfolk saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Makshantsev, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Makshantsev snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast suffered their closest defeat since March 24th on Friday. They fell just short of Papillion-LaVista by a score of 3-1.
Lincoln Southeast's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Norfolk, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-9.
Norfolk suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Lincoln Southeast in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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