Millard North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Creighton Prep Junior Jays by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Millard North has lost by just one run.
Millard North saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Pfeiffer, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Creighton Prep's side, Josh Kearney looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. John Lisec relieved him and did a solid job, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Sall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Burchfiel, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Millard North now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Creighton Prep, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Millard North will head out on the road to face off against Bellevue East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bellevue East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Creighton Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bryan at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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