Bellevue West hasn't had much luck against Millard West recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will be staying on the road to face off against the Millard West Wildcats at 11:30 a.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Bellevue West's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Burke. With that victory, the Thunderbirds brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Aubrey Busch was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elli Reyes, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellevue West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .640. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Millard West faced Papillion-LaVista South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Millard West blew past Papillion-LaVista South 13-5. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bellevue West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Millard West, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
Bellevue West suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Millard West when the teams last played back in August. Can Bellevue West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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