The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will be playing at home against the Pius X Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lincoln Southwest sitting on three straight wins and Pius X on four.
Last Monday, Lincoln Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln Northeast, taking the game 7-3.
Lincoln Southwest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Buda, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Dayton Engelbart was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pius X got themselves on the board against Omaha Northwest on Friday, but Omaha Northwest never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 14-0 win. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for Pius X this season.
Tanner Charf tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Cade Vanis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Newton, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Pius X, they pushed their record up to 12-15 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Lincoln Southwest beat Pius X 7-2 when the teams last played back in April. Does Lincoln Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pius X turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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