On Saturday, Scottsbluff faced Bellevue East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Scottsbluff Bearcats fell just short of the Bellevue East Chieftains by a score of 1-0. The Bearcats' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Hallie Schneider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Scottsbluff fell to 6-1. As for Bellevue East, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Scottsbluff will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Alliance at 6:00 p.m. Scottsbluff's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Alliance's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bellevue East, they will head out to face off against Northwest at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest is on a four-game streak of home wins, Bellevue East a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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