After four games on the road, Wahoo is heading back home. They will host the Nebraska City Pioneers on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Wahoo didn't have quite enough to beat Bennington and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, Nebraska City never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Platteview as Nebraska City made off with a 14-0 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by nine runs or more this season.
Lextyn Harker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Rylie Beethe was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Rylee Stracke, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nebraska City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Wahoo dropped their record down to 7-7 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Nebraska City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-1.
Wahoo took their win against Nebraska City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Wahoo repeat their success, or does Nebraska City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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