Bellevue West won against Millard South on Thursday with three runs and decided to stick to that total again on Friday. The Thunderbirds came out on top in a nail-biter against the Millard West Wildcats, sneaking past 3-1. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by exactly two runs.
Bellevue West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaycee Woodard, who went 2-for-3 while posting 1 home run and 3 RBIs. The game marked Woodard's third in a row with at least one home run.
Bellevue West's pitchers kept the bats quiet and finished the game with only three hits allowed. They have not allowed that few hits since the 4th, when they also allowed three.
On Millard West's side, London Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5 innings while giving up just 1 earned (and two unearned) runs off 4 hits.
The victory made it two in a row for Bellevue West and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The wins were made possible by their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2.0 run in those two games. As for Millard West, they moved to 15-4 with that defeat, which also ended their 12-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bellevue West will face off against their in-conference opponent Elkhorn South at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Millard West is set to square off against their familiar foe Lincoln Northeast at 1:00 p.m. on the 18th.
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