Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Bellevue East couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Millard West Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Chieftains have lost by just one run.
Alisha Mcmurtry
| 10/16/25 vs Millard West | 12 |
| 10/15/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 9 |
| 10/09/25 vs Kearney | 10 |
| 10/08/25 vs Kearney | 15 |
| 10/08/25 vs Grand Island | 6 |
| + 9 more games |
Alisha Mcmurtry was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Mcmurtry wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cota Barmore, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Bellevue East and nudges their season record down to 24-11. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Millard West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
Bellevue East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Millard West, they will take on Papillion-LaVista at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 2.9, the Monarchs 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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