The Nebraska City Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nebraska City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Ashland-Greenwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nebraska City's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Beatrice hitters got past them. Nebraska City came up short against Beatrice on Saturday, falling 16-3. The Pioneers' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood made easy work of Platteview on Saturday and carried off an 11-3 win. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Evie Hofmeister looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Ellie Milburn was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Hofmeister, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashland-Greenwood hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Platteview struck out ten times.
Nebraska City's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their record now sits at 14-9.
Nebraska City might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Ashland-Greenwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Nebraska City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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