Baseball Recap: Millard North Mustangs vs. Papillion-LaVista South Titans
Saturday just wasn't the day for Millard North's offense. They fell just short of the Papillion-LaVista South Titans by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which Millard North was not able to get on the board.
Carson Obrecht was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Millard North saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Hansen, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Millard North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Papillion-LaVista South only tossed five.
On Papillion-LaVista South's side, not much got past Cameron Curtis, who gave up just two hits to keep Millard North off the board.
This is the second loss in a row for Millard North and nudges their season record down to 8-15. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Millard North will be playing at home against Papillion-LaVista at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will head out on the road to square off against Gretna at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gretna will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Papillion-LaVista South surely won't give up without a fight.
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