Millard North is 5-0 against Omaha Westside since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Millard North Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Millard North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bellevue East, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Millard North was ranked third). Millard North blew past Bellevue East 11-1 on Monday. Considering the Mustangs have won 15 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tenley Kampbell was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Abby Beard, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
Norfolk typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Omaha Westside proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 10-7. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Hannah Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amaya Labs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Emma Kauffman, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Omaha Westside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 45.5%.
Millard North pushed their record up to 23-6 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Omaha Westside, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10.
Millard North beat Omaha Westside 5-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Millard North repeat their success, or does Omaha Westside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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