Baseball Preview: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Creighton Prep Junior Jays
The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will face off against the Creighton Prep Junior Jays at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bellevue West comes in on three and Creighton Prep on four.
Last Saturday, Bellevue West earned a 7-4 win over Gretna.
Tanner Hosick and Drew Grego made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Hosick tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Grego pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hosick went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Grego scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bellevue West let Nick Glantz and Ty Smolinski loose on the outfield. Glantz scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Smolinski scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Creighton Prep narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Norfolk 7-6.
Bellevue West is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Creighton Prep, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
Everything went Bellevue West's way against Creighton Prep when the teams last played back in April as Bellevue West made off with a 13-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Creighton Prep's Henry Bartholomew, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bellevue West still be able to contain Bartholomew? There's only one way to find out.
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