The Fort Calhoun Pioneers will square off against the Arlington Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Calhoun will be strutting in after a victory while Arlington will be coming in after a defeat.
Fort Calhoun's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Tekamah-Herman as they made off with an 8-0 win. While the Pioneers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Chase Bierman
| 03/31/25 @ Tekamah-Herman | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Plattsmouth | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Raymond Central | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Louisville | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wayne | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Chase Bierman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Presley Olberding, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Arlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Thurston-Cuming County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Thurston-Cuming County by a score of 10-9. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Tim Halley put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Tanner Kyllo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
Arlington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Fort Calhoun, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Fort Calhoun took their win against Arlington when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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