Baseball Preview: Plattsmouth Blue Devils vs. Fort Calhoun Pioneers
Plattsmouth is 10-0 against Fort Calhoun since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Plattsmouth Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Calhoun Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. Plattsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Plattsmouth will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-point they dealt Fairbury on Saturday. Plattsmouth was the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Fairbury. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Plattsmouth considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Gage Olsen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Olsen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Olsen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Seth Thompson looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Eli Horner was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Caleb Adkins, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Fort Calhoun had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cardinals and snuck past 4-3.
Plattsmouth's record is now 10-4. As for Fort Calhoun, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Plattsmouth was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Calhoun when the teams last played back in March, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsmouth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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