Millard South has been on the road for eight straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Millard South's way against Norfolk as Millard South made off with an 11-3 win. With that victory, Millard South brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Noah Gartner looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Millard South let Brody Jindra and Harrison Hart loose on the outfield. Jindra scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Hart scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Buena Vista. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Papillion-LaVista South considering their two-run performance the match before.
Dylan Johnsosn looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Papillion-LaVista South let Michael Blake and Griffin Minderman loose on the outfield. Blake scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Minderman scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nolan Fitzpatrick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Millard South's win bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Millard South has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Papillion-LaVista South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Millard South came out on top in a nail-biter against Papillion-LaVista South when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 6-4. Will Millard South repeat their success, or does Papillion-LaVista South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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