Northwest put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Lexington Minutemen onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Libby Loman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She also allowed a hit, marking her first of the season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other pitching news, Graclyn Simmons looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Becca Dinkelman was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Jones, who scored three runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in six consecutive games.
Northwest pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Northwest will head out to take on Papillion-LaVista at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Northwest's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Lexington, they will square off against Wilber-Clatonia at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lexington has given up an average of 11.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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