Lincoln Southwest stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lincoln North Star Navigators as the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks made off with a 10-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln Southwest who now have four in a row.
Hudson Shaffer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Shaffer was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Matthew Humphrey looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Back at the plate, Landon Sandy was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double. Sandy is crushing it when it comes to RBI: he's brought in at least three every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caison Seymore, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
On Lincoln North Star's side, they got a good showing from Jackson Wagner, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Lincoln North Star saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Lincoln Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Lincoln North Star, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln Southwest will square off against Millard West at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millard West is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Lincoln Southwest will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lincoln North Star, they will head out on the road to take on Pius X at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln North Star is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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