Nebraska City fell victim to Plattsmouth and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Plattsmouth Blue Devils by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Nebraska City's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Keston Holman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Nebraska City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Plattsmouth's side, not much got past Gabe Villamonte, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Nebraska City off the board.
At the plate, Plattsmouth's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage Olsen, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Nebraska City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Plattsmouth, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Nebraska City will head out on the road to challenge Beatrice at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Beatrice's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches. As for Plattsmouth, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-1 victory vs. Fairbury on the 20th.
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