After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Timnath, Platte Valley was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Highland Huskies as the Platte Valley Broncos made off with a 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Platte Valley considering their one-run performance the match before.
Howdy Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Flummerfelt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Dagan Gomez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Highland's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stetson Hendren, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Platte Valley pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Platte Valley will be playing at home against Sterling at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to take on Middle Park at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Middle Park has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.2 runs per game on average), something Highland will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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