Baseball Recap: Norris Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Waverly

Norris faced Waverly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Titans fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss two weeks ago.

Norris got a good showing from JT Druba, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Druba gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.

On the hitting side, Norris saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alec Small, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Ashton Monroe was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Norris and nudges their season record down to 17-9. As for Waverly, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Norris is set to square off against their familiar foe Elkhorn North at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Waverly will take on rival Gretna East at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2.9, the Griffins 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.