Baseball Recap: Elkhorn South Wins Going Away Against Omaha Northwest

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Papillion-LaVista South, Elkhorn South was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Omaha Northwest Huskies with a sharp 16-0 win. With that victory, the Storm brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Eamon O'Gorman

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/21/25 vs Omaha Northwest	5
04/25/24 @ Columbus	3
04/14/25 vs Buena Vista	2
03/28/25 vs Lincoln East	2
05/04/24 @ Millard West	2

The team relied heavily on Eamon O'Gorman, who went 1-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Luke Valasek also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Elkhorn South hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha Northwest struck out seven times.

Elkhorn South is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Omaha Northwest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Elkhorn South didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Millard West on the 22nd. As for Omaha Northwest, they have also already played their next game, a 10-0 loss against Omaha Central on the 22nd.