On Saturday, Millard West faced Millard South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Millard West Wildcats never let the Millard South Patriots onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Millard West who now have six in a row.
Dylan Swiercek tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Millard West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chance Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Millard South's side, Brandt Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched.
Millard West's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-4. As for Millard South, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
Millard West will head out on the road to take on Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Millard South, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Elkhorn South at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Millard South's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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