Omaha Central had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-12 to make it four. They lost 9-3 to the Millard North Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-2 on Tuesday.
Luke Neujahr
| 03/27/26 vs Grand Island | 3 |
| 04/16/26 @ Millard North | 2 |
| 04/03/26 vs Benson | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Bryan | 2 |
| 04/15/26 vs Buena Vista | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Omaha Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Neujahr, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Neujahr is becoming a predictor of the Eagles' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't).
As for Millard North, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On Millard North's side, Lucas Bales looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bales has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Millard North got a massive performance out of Tanner Evans, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Evans has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Shafer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Omaha Central has already played their next matchup (against Millard West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Millard North, they will challenge Creighton Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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