Softball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Millard West's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

While Millard West put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Buena Vista. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Bison. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Addison Burdorf

Batters Struck Out

09/11/25 vs Buena Vista	9
09/09/25 @ Omaha Westside	11
09/06/25 vs Bellevue East	5

Addison Burdorf made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Aubrey Burdorf was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allie Bergman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Millard West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Millard West is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Buena Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.

Millard West will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Papillion-LaVista South at 6:45 p.m. on the 23rd. As for Buena Vista, they will challenge Mercy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.