On Friday, Elkhorn South faced Papillion-LaVista South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elkhorn South Storm walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Papillion-LaVista South Titans. The win was nothing new for Elkhorn South as they're now sitting on six straight.
Elkhorn South got a great performance from Tanner Foertsch as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Connor Charvat was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Papillion-LaVista South's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kye Privett, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Papillion-LaVista South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Elkhorn South will be playing in front of their home fans against Grand Island at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elkhorn South: 3.8, Grand Island: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will be playing at home against Millard West at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Millard West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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