North Platte has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Alliance Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Platte will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Saturday, North Platte didn't have quite enough to beat Gering and fell 9-8.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Alliance was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scottsbluff.
Regan Cornish was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Cornish was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Cornish wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Benzel, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaiya Hudson, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
North Platte's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Alliance, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Everything went North Platte's way against Alliance in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as North Platte made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Platte 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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