Elkhorn South scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bellevue East Chieftains as the Elkhorn South Storm made off with a 14-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Elkhorn South considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Keegan Walters made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Walters was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Quinn Athy and Luke Hoskinson did most of the damage at the plate: Athy scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Hoskinson scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter O'Neel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Bellevue East's side, AJ Lucas was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Bellevue East, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Elkhorn South will head out on the road to challenge Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Bellevue East, they will be playing at home against Gretna at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gretna has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.13 runs per game on average), something Bellevue East will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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