Omaha Westside is 0-5 against Millard North since September of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Omaha Westside Warriors will face off against the Millard North Mustangs at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Omaha Westside can't be too worried about heading out to take on Millard North: they just beat Norfolk at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Omaha Westside came out on top against Norfolk by a score of 10-7 on Monday. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Hannah Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amaya Labs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Emma Kauffman, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Omaha Westside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 45.5%.
Meanwhile, Millard North faced Bellevue East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Millard North was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Bellevue East. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 15 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Millard North got a massive performance out of Tenley Kampbell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Beard, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
Omaha Westside's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10. As for Millard North, they pushed their record up to 23-6 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Omaha Westside came up short against Millard North in their previous meeting back in September, falling 5-0. Can Omaha Westside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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