On Saturday, Elkhorn South faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elkhorn South Storm narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Millard West Wildcats 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Elkhorn South sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tanner Foertsch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kobe Eikmeier was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On Millard West's side, they got a good showing from Brady Ferguson, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Millard West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Valdivia, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Elkhorn South is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Millard West, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-5.
Elkhorn South will have a chance to go back-to-back against Millard West: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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