Baseball Preview: Millard South Patriots vs. Millard West Wildcats
Millard South is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Millard West is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Millard South Patriots will take on the Millard West Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Millard South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Papillion-LaVista South, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Millard South was ranked fifth). Millard South put the hurt on Papillion-LaVista South with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. 11 seems to be a good number for Millard South as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brycen Botos tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Harrison Hart, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Millard West can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Millard North 11-1. That's two games straight that Millard West has won by exactly ten runs.
Ethan Cole looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Millard West got a massive performance out of Mike Valdivia, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. JD Moffett was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Millard South is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Millard West, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Millard South has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Millard West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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