Baseball Preview: Platte Valley Broncos vs. Lyons Lions
Platte Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lyons is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Platte Valley Broncos will take on the Lyons Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Platte Valley put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty Common a 16-0 shutout. While fans of Platte Valley might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Hazen Weber made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Weber was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kody Reusink was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hudson Flummerfelt, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Lyons proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Dawson School.
Jake LaCrosse tossed a big game, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Michael Ping was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Johnson, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Platte Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Lyons, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Platte Valley skirted past Lyons 11-10 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Platte Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lyons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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