On Thursday, Lincoln Southwest faced Millard North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks fell just short of the Millard North Mustangs by a score of 6-5. The Silver Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Friday.
Reagan Vokoun put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Emma Dostal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Southwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millard North only tossed three.
Lincoln Southwest's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Millard North, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Lincoln Southwest will challenge Silo at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Lincoln Southwest's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Silo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Millard North, they will square off against Lincoln Northeast at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Millard North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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