The North Platte Panthers will head out to face off against the West Platte Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Platte took on Osborn on Wednesday. The Panthers beat the Wildcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, West Platte had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Knights. The match marked the Bluejays' most dominant victory of the season.
West Platte pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for North Platte, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went North Platte's way against West Platte when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as North Platte made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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