Lincoln Southeast is on a six-game streak of home losses, North Platte a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Lincoln Southeast Knights will welcome the North Platte Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln Southeast will be strutting in after a victory while North Platte will be coming in after a defeat.
Lincoln Southeast will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Grand Island on Tuesday. Lincoln Southeast put the hurt on Grand Island with a sharp 11-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Islanders since September 7, 2021.
Lincoln Southeast got a great performance from Brooklynn Crouch as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Crouch has posted since back in August.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sydney Kjeldgaard, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Waller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, North Platte lost 15-3 to St. Cecilia on Tuesday.
Lincoln Southeast is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season. As for North Platte, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Lincoln Southeast came up short against North Platte in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 6-1. Will Lincoln Southeast have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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