Elkhorn South fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Millard West on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The Storm have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Kaleb Peters was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Elkhorn South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Jindra, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Elkhorn South's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Millard West, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Elkhorn South will take on Papillion-LaVista on Tuesday. The Storm are facing the Monarchs at the right time seeing as the Monarchs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Millard West, they will challenge Bellevue East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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