The Elkhorn South Storm will square off against the Kearney Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elkhorn South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard West, who was ranked third at the time (Elkhorn South was ranked seventh). The Storm came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 5-1 on Saturday. The game was the first time the Storm have beaten the Wildcats on their field since May 4, 2024.
Markus Gorup was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Kearney came tearing into Saturday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Islanders.
Derrick Nonhof looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gunner DeMilt and Tysen Cabela did most of the damage at the plate: DeMilt went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Cabela went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. That's the most hits Cabela has posted over his last 15 matches. Another player making a difference was Chase Bentz, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Kearney pushed their record up to 22-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Elkhorn South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10.
Elkhorn South skirted past Kearney 10-8 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Do the Storm have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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