Baseball Recap: Plattsmouth has no trouble against Hastings

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 3:46pm

Baseball Recap: Plattsmouth Blue Devils vs. Hastings Tigers

Plattsmouth waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over the Hastings Tigers. The result was nothing new for Plattsmouth, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Gabe Villamonte made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Villamonte has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Villamonte was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Plattsmouth got a big performance out of Eli Horner, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Logan Wooten was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Plattsmouth has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Hastings, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.

As of now, neither Plattsmouth nor Hastings have any future games scheduled.

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