Softball Preview: Plattsmouth Blue Devils vs. Nebraska City Pioneers
Plattsmouth is 2-8 against Nebraska City since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plattsmouth Blue Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Nebraska City Pioneers. Plattsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Plattsmouth didn't have quite enough to beat Cass and fell 5-4.
Stella Campin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Gregerson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nebraska City waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Wildcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-5. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Tarryn Godsey was incredible, firing off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Nickels, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three runs while going 3-for-3.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Nebraska City lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in four consecutive matches.
Plattsmouth's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Nebraska City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Plattsmouth hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Nebraska City struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Plattsmouth suffered a grim 15-7 defeat to Nebraska City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Plattsmouth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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