Skutt Catholic faced Bellevue West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The SkyHawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the SkyHawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Braxtyn Blank-Jimenez looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Skutt Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Guenther, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
SkyHawks
| 04/04/25 vs Bellevue West | 3-0 |
| 03/31/25 vs Gretna | 5-2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Elkhorn | 4-2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Columbus | 10-3 |
| 05/02/24 vs Gross Catholic | 5-4 |
Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Bellevue West, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
Looking ahead, Skutt Catholic will head out on the road to challenge Nebraska City at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bellevue West, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 1-0 victory against Gretna East on the 7th.
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