Baseball Recap: Millard South Falls Short Against Ranked Elkhorn South

Millard South faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Patriots fell just short of the Storm by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Patriots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Tyler Albert was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

04/18/25 vs Elkhorn South	0-1
04/17/25 vs Bryan	13-0
04/15/25 @ Millard West	8-4
04/14/25 @ Omaha South	10-0
04/12/25 vs Millard North	7-6

With the loss, Millard South broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-4. As for Elkhorn South, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.

Coming up, Millard South will be playing at home against Omaha North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 2.9, the Vikings 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Elkhorn South, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-1 defeat against Papillion-LaVista South on the 19th.