The Douglas County West Falcon will challenge Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas County West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Douglas County West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: St. Cecilia, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Douglas County West was ranked ninth). Douglas County West came up short against St. Cecilia on Saturday, falling 11-1. The game marked the Falcon's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Douglas County West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Atkins, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Atkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mae Mae Zach also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Highway 91 , sneaking past 3-2.
Avah Ruwe was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Douglas County West and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Douglas County West hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Douglas County West's hitters?
Douglas County West took their victory against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Douglas County West repeat their success, or does Logan View/Scribner-Snyder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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