After two games on the road, Norfolk is heading back home. They will welcome the Omaha Westside Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Norfolk is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Southwest, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Norfolk was ranked 13th). Norfolk came up short against Lincoln Southwest on Saturday, falling 8-0. The Panthers have struggled against the Silver Hawks recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while Omaha Westside put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Omaha North. Omaha Westside blew past Omaha North 12-0.
Omaha Westside got a massive performance out of Jordyn Shields, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. What's more, Shields also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Temperance Bartlett (Swinger), who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Omaha Westside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 53.8%.
Norfolk's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Omaha Westside, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10.
Norfolk was able to grind out a solid victory over Omaha Westside in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Norfolk repeat their success, or does Omaha Westside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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