Baseball Preview: Omaha Central Eagles vs. Omaha North Vikings
Omaha Central is 9-1 against Omaha North since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Omaha Central Eagles will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Omaha North Vikings, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Omaha Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
While Omaha Central has not struggled against Millard North recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Omaha Central walked away with an 8-3 win over Millard North.
Omaha Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Demman, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Omaha North fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Papillion-LaVista South on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 14-12. Omaha North's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Dalton Wagner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Jacob Markham was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Omaha Central's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs per game. As for Omaha North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Omaha Central's way against Omaha North when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Omaha Central made off with a 15-3 win. Will Omaha Central repeat their success, or does Omaha North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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