The Bellevue East Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Platte Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Bellevue East came up short against Elkhorn on Saturday, falling 11-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Chieftains in their meetings with the Antlers: they've now lost three in a row.
Bellevue East got a good showing from Connor Dolezal, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Ethan Greenwell and Ricky Scarpello stepped up to the plate in a big way. Greenwell went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Scarpello scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most RBI Greenwell has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, North Platte didn't have quite enough to beat Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer on Saturday and fell 10-9.
Jaxon Peters was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landan Greeno, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
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