The Omaha Northwest Huskies will venture away from home to challenge the Omaha North Vikings on Thursday. Omaha Northwest has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Omaha Northwest's offense. They came up short against Bellevue East on Tuesday, falling 14-0. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Omaha Northwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justyse Masters, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Masters snagged this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Omaha North). They never let Benson get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Chance Kinman made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Kinman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Jacob Markham was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Max Bolouvi, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Omaha North back to even at 3-3. As for Omaha Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Omaha Northwest might still be hurting after the 20-3 defeat they got from Omaha North in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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