Douglas County West extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 7-11 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Wahoo/Bishop Neumann Warriors. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcon have suffered since March 22nd.
Colton Willmott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Douglas County West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Thimmesch, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, the victory got them back to even at 10-10. They haven't had any issues with Douglas County West recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
On Wahoo/Bishop Neumann's side, not much got past Kaden Christen, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Douglas County West off the board.
On the hitting side, Jack VanSlyke and Isiah Nagle did most of the damage at the plate: VanSlyke went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run, while Nagle went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Nagle has become a key player for Wahoo/Bishop Neumann: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 7-9 otherwise.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Douglas County West will challenge rival Adams Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is set to square off against their familiar foe Arlington at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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