Douglas County West entered their tilt with Plattsmouth on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Plattsmouth Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcon, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Atkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted in she last 15 contests. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Mae Mae Zach was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Peyton White was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglas County West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plattsmouth only tossed six.
Douglas County West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Plattsmouth, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10.
Douglas County West will challenge Wayne at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Wayne's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Douglas County West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plattsmouth, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cass at 3:00 p.m. Cass has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.56 runs per game on average), something Plattsmouth will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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