The Millard South Patriots will square off against the Grand Island Islanders at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millard South will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Millard South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Westview, who was ranked ninth at the time (Millard South was ranked fourth). The Patriots came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday. Those six runs were actually the fewest the Patriots have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Noah Haakinson
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Millard South got a great performance from Noah Haakinson as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Haakinson a new career-high.
At the plate, Roy Steventon and Braden Swaney did most of the damage at the plate: Steventon scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Swaney scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Steventon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Perich, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Grand Island finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Lincoln East by a score of 3-1. The loss was the Islanders' first of the season.
Grand Island saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Verplank, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Millard South pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.7 runs this season. As for Grand Island, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Grand Island's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Millard South has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Grand Island, though, as they've been averaging 9.2 hits. Given Millard South's sizable advantage in that area, the Islanders will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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