The Millard North Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Elkhorn North Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Millard North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Millard North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Papillion-LaVista, who was ranked 16th at the time (Millard North was ranked fifth). The Mustangs took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monarchs on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ripken Fleck was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while Elkhorn North put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Bennington. The Wolves didn't even let the Badgers on the board, marking the Wolves' second-straight 3-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Elkhorn North also got a great performance from Sam Huff as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Huff a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Jake Janssen was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Elkhorn North is 4-1 when Janssen posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Cam Schmeeckle also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Elkhorn North hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Elkhorn North pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Millard North, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Millard North came up short against Elkhorn North in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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