The Plattsburg Tigers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. Northeast Nodaway took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Plattsburg, who comes in off a win.
Plattsburg will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Richmond on Monday. Plattsburg never let Richmond onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Penelope Irizarry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Irizarry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sophia Schmitten was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Addison Ford, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Northeast Nodaway's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Stanberry by a score of 11-9.
Plattsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Northeast Nodaway, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-2.
Plattsburg beat Northeast Nodaway 9-4 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsburg 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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