Platte Valley is 1-9 against Lyons since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Platte Valley Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Lyons Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Platte Valley is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 24th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 21-7 to Brush. That's two games in a row now that the Broncos have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Becky Benevides was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aly Diaz-Galindo, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Lyons waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Huskies onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lyons got a massive performance out of Leora Hagan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hagan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Autumn Johnsey, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Lyons lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Platte Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Lyons, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Platte Valley came up short against Lyons when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Platte Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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