The Elkhorn South Storm will challenge the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Elkhorn South heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millard North. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Storm's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South faced Kearney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Titans came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 3-0.
Danny Wallace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Griffin Minderman, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Elkhorn South, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-11.
Elkhorn South was able to grind out a solid victory over Papillion-LaVista South in their previous matchup on May 2nd, winning 6-2. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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