Softball Preview: Millard West Wildcats vs. Millard North Mustangs
Millard West is 2-8 against Millard North since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Millard West Wildcats will take on the Millard North Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millard West's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Lincoln North Star with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Millard North entered their tilt with Gretna East on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Griffins as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The Mustangs' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Abby Beard was a standout: she fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Macey Jarose, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Millard North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gretna East only posted an OBP of .231.
Millard West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Millard North, their record is now 19-4.
Millard West suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Millard North in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Millard West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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