On Tuesday, Blair faced Elkhorn in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blair Bears' pitcher stepped up to hand the Elkhorn Antlers a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elkhorn's batters probably weren't too happy with Brooke Janning, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (she gave up two walks). Janning has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blair's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mia McClain, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Blair is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Elkhorn, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-9 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Blair will host Waverly at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blair is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Elkhorn, they will take on Norris on Thursday. Norris will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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