Baseball Preview: Beatrice Orangemen vs. Platteview Trojans
The Beatrice Orangemen will head out on the road to face off against the Platteview Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Beatrice nor Platteview posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
After a string of three wins, Beatrice's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Platte Valley.
Treyten Henning put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Henning was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Henning wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ty Weichel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Platteview faced Plattsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Platteview fell just short of Plattsmouth by a score of 3-1.
Ethan Loffer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Platteview didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Beatrice's record now sits at 7-4. As for Platteview, their record is now 6-6.
Beatrice came up short against Platteview in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Beatrice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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