Lincoln Southwest faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Silver Hawks narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Storm 6-4. The win was familiar territory for the Silver Hawks, who have now won three games in a row.
Garrett Walsh looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Luke Mitchell
| 04/12/25 vs Elkhorn South | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Millard South | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Lincoln East | 3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Pius X | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Norfolk | 2 |
On the hitting side, Luke Mitchell was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brennan Vernon, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Lincoln Southwest lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Lincoln Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Elkhorn South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln Southwest will welcome Lincoln High at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Silver Hawks are facing the Links at the right time seeing as the Links are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Elkhorn South, they will host Buena Vista at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bison have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.29 runs per game on average), something the Storm will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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