Baseball Game Preview: Elkhorn South Storm vs. Millard North Mustangs

An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Elkhorn South Storm will challenge the Millard North Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Elkhorn South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Papillion-LaVista South 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Storm have posted since April 25th.

Elkhorn South got a great performance from Cal Cooper as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.

Jack Gideon

Hits (Career)

05/20/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South	2
05/09/25 vs Lincoln North Star	1
04/21/25 vs Omaha Northwest	1
04/10/25 @ Millard North	1
03/28/25 vs Lincoln East	1

At the plate, Elkhorn South let Jack Gideon and Eamon O'Gorman run wild. Gideon went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while O'Gorman went 1-for-4 with one home run. Those two hits gave Gideon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Markus Gorup, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

Meanwhile, Millard North faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Mustangs walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Storm. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on eight straight.

Elkhorn South is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Millard North, their win bumped their record up to 22-11.

Elkhorn South came up short against Millard North in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 4-0. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.