The North Platte Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lincoln Southeast Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
North Platte will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They came up short against St. Cecilia, falling 15-3. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Bluehawks recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast made easy work of Grand Island on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Islanders since September 7, 2021.
Lincoln Southeast got a great performance from Brooklynn Crouch as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Crouch has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, Sydney Kjeldgaard was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Waller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Southeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Platte's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Lincoln Southeast, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season.
North Platte beat Lincoln Southeast 6-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Platte since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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