Platte Valley have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Plattsmouth Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Platte Valley beat Arlington 6-1.
Meanwhile, Plattsmouth had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rams 8-7.
Gage Olsen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Olsen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Olsen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Horner, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Wooten, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
The victory got Platte Valley back to even at 10-10. As for Plattsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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