The Pius X Thunderbolts's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Millard North Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Gretna, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Pius X was ranked 22nd). Pius X came up short against Gretna on Thursday, falling 8-0. The Thunderbolts haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Pius X saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendal Heimes, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Millard North never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Omaha Westside with a sharp 8-0 win. Considering the Mustangs have won 16 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Macey Jarose was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last 16 matchups. Another player making a difference was Tenley Kampbell, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Millard North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha Westside only posted a batting average of .056.
Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Millard North, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-6.
Pius X suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Millard North in their previous matchup back in August. Can Pius X avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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