On Saturday, Millard South faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Millard South Patriots fell just short of the Millard West Wildcats by a score of 1-0. Millard South's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Brandt Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Millard South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Derr, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Millard West's side, Dylan Swiercek tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
Millard South's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8. As for Millard West, they pushed their record up to 27-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Millard South will look to defend their home field on Monday against Elkhorn South at 5:00 p.m. Millard South's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn South's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Millard West, they will head out on the road to challenge Bellevue West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Millard West: 2.5, Bellevue West: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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