Baseball Recap: Elkhorn North extends road winning streak to eight

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 8:51am

Baseball Recap: Elkhorn North vs. Blair Bears

Elkhorn North stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Blair Bears onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Elkhorn North sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Garrett Ringenberg looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jett Grossart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Maverick Christiansen, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.

On Blair's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J?Shawn Unger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.

Elkhorn North's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for Blair, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

Elkhorn North will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln Northwest on Friday. Elkhorn North is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Blair, they will head out on the road to challenge Douglas County West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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