Lincoln Southwest had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Kearney Bearcats. Considering the Silver Hawks have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Hadley Madson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and six RBI. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Mary Beth Hart was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southwest hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in ten consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Kearney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
Lincoln Southwest's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bellevue East at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Bellevue East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kearney, they will venture away from home to take on Hastings on Tuesday. Kearney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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