Millard North is 5-0 against Omaha South since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Millard North Mustangs will head out to challenge the Omaha South Packers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millard North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Papillion-LaVista, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Millard North was ranked second). Millard North's pitcher stepped up to hand Papillion-LaVista an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Jadyn Pokorny made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Millard North let Hayden Nelson and Macey Jarose loose on the outfield. Nelson scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Jarose scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Beard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Millard North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Papillion-LaVista only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, Omaha South made easy work of Burke last Wednesday and carried off a 12-4 win.
Like Millard North, Omaha South also got a great game from a two-way player: Vivian Hodoly. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hodoly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Esthefany Contreras Suarez was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Millard North's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-5. As for Omaha South, their record is now 10-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Millard North hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Omaha South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Millard North's way against Omaha South in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as Millard North made off with a 24-1 win. Does Millard North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Omaha South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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