The South Harrison Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the North Platte Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, South Harrison made easy work of Polo and carried off a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Ambrey Hunter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bailey Barnett, who scored two runs 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 8.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bluejays by a score of 5-2.
South Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for North Platte, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
South Harrison was able to grind out a solid win over North Platte when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Harrison since the squad 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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