Baseball Game Preview: Creighton Prep Junior Jays vs. Omaha Northwest Huskies

Creighton Prep is a perfect 5-0 against Omaha Northwest since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Junior Jays will host the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Creighton Prep's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Omaha Northwest has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Creighton Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fremont on Monday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. With that win, the Junior Jays brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Quinn Peterson

Earned Runs

03/24/25 @ Elkhorn South	2
04/07/25 vs Papillion-LaVista	1
03/31/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South	1

Quinn Peterson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Creighton Prep's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Pietro, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Logan Burchfiel was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Creighton Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Omaha Northwest came up short against Roncalli Catholic on Saturday, falling 10-2.

Omaha Northwest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Dalrymple, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those RBI were Dalrymple's first of the season.

Creighton Prep has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Omaha Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.

Everything went Creighton Prep's way against Omaha Northwest in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, as Creighton Prep made off with a 13-2 win. Do the Junior Jays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.