Douglas County West had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Malcolm Clippers 4-2. That's two games straight that Douglas County West has won by exactly two runs.
Wil Reeves spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Douglas County West's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Casey Dembinski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Malcolm's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Kucera, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Douglas County West's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Malcolm, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County West will stay at home for another game and welcome Gross Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Malcolm, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Plattsmouth at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Malcolm is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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