Millard North had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Elkhorn South Storm on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on seven straight.
The team relied heavily on Abby Beard, who fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Those three home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Macey Jarose, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Millard North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in five consecutive games.
Millard North is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. As for Elkhorn South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-12.
Millard North will face off against Lincoln Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Millard North is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Elkhorn South, they will challenge Bellevue East at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Bellevue East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Elkhorn South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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