Blair waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Ralston Rams as they made off with an 11-2 win. Blair's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lucas Matejka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nate Wachter, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of J?Shawn Unger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Ralston's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Gettman, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Blair's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Ralston, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Blair will look to defend their home field on Friday against Omaha Northwest at 6:00 p.m. Omaha Northwest is coming into the match with five straight wins on the road, so Blair will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Ralston, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Omaha South at 6:30 p.m. Omaha South is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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