Baseball Preview: Plattsmouth Blue Devils vs. Omaha South Packers
After three games on the road, Plattsmouth is heading back home. They will take on the Omaha South Packers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Plattsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Plattsmouth had just enough and edged Platte Valley out 6-5. That's two games straight that Plattsmouth has won by just one run.
Gage Olsen was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Horner, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Omaha South was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Beatrice. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Omaha South in their matchups with Beatrice: they've now lost three in a row.
Plattsmouth is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Omaha South, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Plattsmouth has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Omaha South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Plattsmouth skirted past Omaha South 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Plattsmouth repeat their success, or does Omaha South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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