Baseball Recap: Millard South wins going away against Norfolk

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 3:56am

Baseball Recap: Millard South Patriots vs. Norfolk Panthers

Millard South came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Norfolk Panthers as they made off with an 11-3 victory. With that win, Millard South brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Noah Gartner looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Millard South let Brody Jindra and Harrison Hart loose on the outfield. Jindra scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Hart scored a run while going 2-for-3. Will Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

On Norfolk's side, they got a good showing from Wes Koenig, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Koenig has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Norfolk saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Ramaekers, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Millard South's victory bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Norfolk, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.

Millard South will be playing in front of their home fans against Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Norfolk, they will head out on the road to challenge Pius X at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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