Baseball Preview: Plattsmouth Blue Devils vs. Beatrice Orangemen
The Plattsmouth Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Beatrice Orangemen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Plattsmouth scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Sioux City as Plattsmouth made off with an 18-8 victory.
Seth Thompson looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Louis Ingram picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Gage Olsen and Henry Loontjer did most of the damage at the plate: Olsen went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Loontjer scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Olsen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Adkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Beatrice was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Crete by a score of 13-8.
The team relied heavily on Austin Baldwin, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Noah Jobman was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
Plattsmouth pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Beatrice, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plattsmouth has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beatrice struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Plattsmouth was able to grind out a solid win over Beatrice in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Does Plattsmouth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beatrice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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