Baseball Preview: Blair Bears vs. Plattsmouth Blue Devils
Blair is 6-1 against Plattsmouth since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Blair Bears will take on the Plattsmouth Blue Devils at 12:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Blair heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Saturday. They fell 7-3 to Elkhorn North. Blair has struggled against Elkhorn North recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Brady Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was J?Shawn Unger, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Plattsmouth faced Gretna East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Plattsmouth fell just short of Gretna East by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Plattsmouth has lost by just one run.
Gabe Villamonte put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Villamonte was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Villamonte wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Olsen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Henry Loontjer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Blair now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Plattsmouth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Blair has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Plattsmouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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