Platteview is 2-7 against Ralston since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Platteview Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Ralston Rams at 4:30 p.m. Platteview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ralston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Platteview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Nebraska City. Six seems to be a good number for Platteview as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bryson Banks tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Tucker Riha was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Alex Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Ralston had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Malcolm on Monday. Ralston has not had much luck with Malcolm recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kyle Gushard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Gettman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Platteview back to even at 3-3. As for Ralston, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Platteview took their win against Ralston when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Platteview repeat their success, or does Ralston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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