Plattsmouth extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 9-17. They lost 12-4 to the Malcolm Clippers. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Clippers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Plattsmouth saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justine Villamonte, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Chloe Adkins also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
As for Malcolm, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games.
On Malcolm's side, Aryanna Myers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Myers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Tiedeman, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Green, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Coming up, Plattsmouth will face off against Gross Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Blue Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. Malcolm does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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