The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will square off against the Plattsmouth Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashland-Greenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Ashland-Greenwood will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Malcolm on Monday. Ashland-Greenwood put the hurt on Malcolm with a sharp 17-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Evie Hofmeister looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ellie Milburn was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Teagan Crossman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashland-Greenwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Malcolm only posted an OBP of .409.
Meanwhile, Plattsmouth lost 13-7 to Platteview on Thursday.
Alexis Gregerson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Campin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ashland-Greenwood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Plattsmouth, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Ashland-Greenwood beat Plattsmouth 3-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Ashland-Greenwood repeat their success, or does Plattsmouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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