Millard South was the 15-5 winner over Millard North when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Millard South Patriots fell just short of the Millard North Mustangs by a score of 5-3 on Saturday.
Millard South got a good showing from Tyler Albert, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Millard South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Thomas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Appuhn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Millard North's side, Carson Obrecht tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Obrecht has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trent Pfeiffer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jay Twedt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Millard South's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Millard North, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-17.
As of now, neither Millard South nor Millard North have any future games scheduled.
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