On Saturday, Elkhorn South faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elkhorn South Storm wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-1 walloping at the hands of the Millard West Wildcats. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Elkhorn South in their matchups with Millard West: they've now lost four in a row.
Elkhorn South got a good showing from Bobby Franco, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Franco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elkhorn South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eamon O'Gorman, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
On Millard West's side, Brady Ferguson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Tyson Lewis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elkhorn South's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Millard West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Elkhorn South will head out on the road to square off against Omaha Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Omaha Central will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Elkhorn South surely won't give up without a fight. As for Millard West, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Papillion-LaVista at 5:00 p.m. Millard West is on a three-game streak of home wins, Papillion-LaVista a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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