Preview: Bella Vista Broncos vs. Antelope Titans
Bella Vista is 9-1 against Antelope since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bella Vista Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Antelope Titans at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bella Vista has seven straight wins, Antelope has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bella Vista put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Antelope an 8-0 shutout.
Alec Murray tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Josh Sandoval came in to relieve Murray and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
At the plate, Bella Vista let Catcher Luchessi and Drew Longaker loose on the outfield. Luchessi scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Longaker scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Chase Rasmussen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bella Vista pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs per game. As for Antelope, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
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