The Platteview Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Bennington Badgers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, it was close, but Platteview sidestepped Nebraska City for a 6-5 win. Six seems to be a good number for Platteview as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bryson Banks tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Tucker Riha was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Jones, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bennington put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy as Bennington made off with an 11-0 win. Bennington's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Quinton Archer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Aidan Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Platteview and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Bennington, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Platteview was able to grind out a solid victory over Bennington in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Platteview since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
