Baseball Game Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer vs. Tekamah-Herman Tigers

Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer will head out to face off against the Tekamah-Herman Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Fort Calhoun on Monday. They lost 8-2 to the Pioneers.

Meanwhile, Tekamah-Herman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Wayne, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly ten runs.

Tekamah-Herman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Belfrage, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Tekamah-Herman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tekamah-Herman struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer took their victory against Tekamah-Herman when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.