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| 04/21/25 - Away | 9-8 W |
| 03/30/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/01/23 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 05/13/22 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 04/02/22 - Home | 5-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Millard West faced Kearney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Bearcats 9-8. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Jackson Thiel was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Sam Kidd was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Millard West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearney only posted an OBP of .353.
Millard West pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Kearney, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-8.
Millard West has already played their next contest (against Elkhorn South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Kearney, they will welcome Lincoln Southeast at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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