The Lincoln Southeast Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Omaha South Packers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Lincoln Southeast didn't have quite enough to beat Kearney and fell 5-4. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lincoln Southeast saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Volpp, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Brooks Gordon also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Omaha South never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Omaha Northwest. Considering the Packers have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Omaha South got a massive performance out of Caleb Williams, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most RBI Williams has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Roger Rodriguez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Omaha South always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Lincoln Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Omaha South, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Lincoln Southeast was able to grind out a solid victory over Omaha South in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 6-3. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Packers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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