Baseball Recap: Elkhorn South Storm vs. Elkhorn Antlers
On Wednesday, Elkhorn South faced Elkhorn in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Elkhorn South Storm's way against the Elkhorn Antlers as the Elkhorn South Storm made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Elkhorn South as they're now sitting on four straight.
Luke Hoskinson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Carson Opitz relieved him and did a solid job, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Brooks Berliner was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quinn Athy, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Elkhorn's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elliot Beister, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Elkhorn South's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Elkhorn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elkhorn South will challenge Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue West will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Elkhorn South surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elkhorn, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lincoln Northeast at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln Northeast hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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