Platte Valley co-op [South Nodaway/Jefferson] had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rock Port Blue Jays 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Platte Valley co-op [South Nodaway/Jefferson] also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Rock Port's part, Case Millsap was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Millsap was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Millsap wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cade Makings, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Rock Port's loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
As of now, neither Platte Valley co-op [South Nodaway/Jefferson] nor Rock Port have any future games scheduled.
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