The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights will face off against the Omaha South Packers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount Michael Benedictine is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lincoln Lutheran 22-9 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Kyle Oldehoeft
| 04/10/25 @ Lincoln Lutheran | 4 |
| 03/31/25 @ Plattsmouth | 1 |
| 04/27/24 vs Gross Catholic | 1 |
| 04/23/24 @ Tekamah-Herman | 1 |
| 03/19/24 @ Westview | 1 |
Kyle Oldehoeft was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Bluvas, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-6.
Oldehoeft wasn't the only one making solid contact: Mount Michael Benedictine kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. That's a new trend for the Knights: they were averaging 3.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.
Meanwhile, Omaha South made easy work of Buena Vista on Tuesday and carried off a 20-2 victory. Considering the Packers have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zane Carroll made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Carroll was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Omaha South let Caleb Williams and Lou Hodoly run wild. Williams scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Hodoly scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Omaha South is 5-1 when Williams posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Angel Cortez was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Mount Michael Benedictine has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Omaha South, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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