Millard West faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Storm 2-1. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Storm recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Dylan Swiercek
| 04/22/25 vs Elkhorn South | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Millard North | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Lincoln North Star | 9 |
Millard West got a great performance from Dylan Swiercek as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, Swiercek posted two strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three contests.
At the plate, Millard West's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Williams, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Jake Blackman was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Millard West's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Elkhorn South, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Millard West is set to challenge their familiar foe Bellevue East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Elkhorn South will face off against rival Papillion-LaVista on Tuesday.
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