Douglas County West won the last time they faced Omaha South, and things went their way on Friday too. The Douglas County West Falcon put the hurt on the Omaha South Packers with a sharp 9-1 win.
Michael Croom made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Croom was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Croom wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonas Timm, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Omaha South's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Cortez, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Omaha South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas County West only tossed four.
Douglas County West made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Omaha South, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Douglas County West will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Platte Valley at 4:30 p.m. Douglas County West is facing Platte Valley at the right time seeing as Platte Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Omaha South, they will head out on the road to challenge Omaha Westside at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Omaha South is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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