Baseball Recap: North Platte Bulldogs vs. Kearney Bearcats
After only two runs in their last match, North Platte made sure to put some runs up on the board against Kearney on Saturday. The North Platte Bulldogs walked away with an 11-8 win over the Kearney Bearcats.
Landan Greeno was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dein McEntire, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Kearney's side, Talyn Lewis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Kole Throckmorton and Jase Blattner stepped up to the plate in a big way. Throckmorton went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Blattner scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Garrison Burns, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
North Platte's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-3. As for Kearney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
North Platte will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Central City/Centura at 4:30 p.m. As for Kearney, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Millard North at 4:00 p.m.
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