Lincoln Southwest is 8-0 against Bellevue East since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success 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 win. That's two games straight that the Silver Hawks have won by exactly 11 runs.
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 posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted 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 games.
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's pitcher stepped up to hand Marian a 9-0 shutout. 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.
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 Bellevue East, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Both both just can't seem to miss. Lincoln Southwest has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. However, it's not like Bellevue East struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lincoln Southwest came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellevue East in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Lincoln Southwest repeat their success, or does Bellevue East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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