Omaha South lost against Gross Catholic back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Omaha South Packers fell just short of the Gross Catholic Cougars by a score of 6-5. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Omaha South in their matchups with Gross Catholic: they've now lost three in a row.
Lou Hodoly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Carroll, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Gross Catholic's side, Jack Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Miller was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Gross Catholic let Carson Kozeal and Colby Duncan loose on the outfield. Kozeal scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Duncan scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Omaha South now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gross Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Omaha South will be playing in front of their home fans against Benson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Omaha South has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Gross Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Elkhorn North at 5:00 p.m.
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