The Rock Port Blue Jays will head out on the road to take on the North Platte Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rock Port took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Nodaway and snuck past 4-3.
Ozey Hurst and Tayden Cook made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hurst struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Meanwhile, Cook pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. At bat, Hurst scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Cook went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Corbyn Jakub, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Platte had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with a 9-1 win. Considering North Platte has won 15 matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rock Port pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Platte, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Rock Port came out on top in a nail-biter against North Platte when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Port 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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