Lincoln Southwest has gone 8-0 against Bellevue East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Bellevue East Chieftains at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln Southwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Kearney, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Lincoln Southwest was ranked third). Everything went Lincoln Southwest's way against Kearney on Tuesday as Lincoln Southwest made off with a 13-2 victory. That's two games straight that the Silver Hawks have won by exactly 11 runs.
Hadley Madson was incredible, going 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.
Meanwhile, Bellevue East hadn't done well against Marian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Bellevue East never let Marian onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chieftains.
Maddy Mitchell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Friedrich, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Bellevue East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive matches.
Lincoln Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Bellevue East, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Lincoln Southwest skirted past Bellevue East 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Does Lincoln Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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