South Nodaway had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it four. They came up short against the Rock Port Blue Jays, falling 17-2. The Longhorns were not able to make up for their loss to the Blue Jays from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Rock Port, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
For Rock Port's part, Case Millsap made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Millsap has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Westyn Amthor, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Corbyn Jakub, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
South Nodaway has already played their next matchup (against DeKalb), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rock Port, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-3 win against Osborn on the 17th.
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