Elkhorn North waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Elkhorn Antlers. The result was nothing new for Elkhorn North, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Colin Nowaczyk and Jett Grossart did most of the damage at the plate: Nowaczyk scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Grossart scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Nowaczyk has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maverick Christiansen, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On Elkhorn's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gil Schroeder, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Elkhorn North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Elkhorn, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elkhorn North will take on Blair at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Elkhorn, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Papillion-LaVista at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Papillion-LaVista has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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