The West Platte Bluejays will venture away from home to square off against the East Buchanan Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Platte's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so East Buchanan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Platte blew South Nodaway out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday South Nodaway got their revenge. The Bluejays fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Bluejays haven't been shut out since back in March.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Friday. East Buchanan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Trenton. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Buchanan.
East Buchanan pushed their record up to 12-17 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Platte, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-4.
West Platte took their win against East Buchanan in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-1 score. Do the Bluejays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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