Baseball Preview: Millard West Wildcats vs. Millard South Patriots
Millard West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Millard South Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Millard West: 2.4, Millard South: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Millard West can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Papillion-LaVista with a sharp 11-1 victory. Millard West's win was all the more impressive since Papillion-LaVista was averaging only 2.42 runs allowed on the season.
Payton Roberts looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JD Moffett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Horst, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Millard South had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers.
Noah Gartner tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Millard South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Carroll, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Millard West is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Millard South, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Millard West beat Millard South 10-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Millard West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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