Omaha Northwest extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 2-7. They lost 16-6 to the Bellevue East Chieftains. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chieftains this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-1 on Tuesday.
As for Bellevue East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
For Bellevue East's part, Braydn Zimmerman and Justin Paine dominated on the mound. Zimmerman pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Paine pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Paine has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Persim Sohse, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Bellevue East: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Stephens, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one triple.
Omaha Northwest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-4 win against Benson on the 6th. As for Bellevue East, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Omaha South on the 4th.
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