With a playoff game on the line, Creighton Prep rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds by a score of 8-4. The victory was nothing new for Creighton Prep as they're now sitting on six straight.
Mike Wheelock was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On Bellevue West's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Grego, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Grego has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Smolinski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bellevue West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Creighton Prep only tossed three.
Creighton Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Bellevue West, their loss dropped their record down to 27-7.
Creighton Prep will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Millard West at 6:30 p.m. Millard West's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Creighton Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bellevue West, they will challenge Elkhorn South at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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