Lyons is 0-5 against Platte Valley since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lyons Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Platte Valley Broncos at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lyons sitting on six straight victories and Platte Valley on three.
Lyons proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Dawson School.
Jake LaCrosse tossed a big game, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Ping, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Henry Johnson was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Platte Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Liberty Common 16-0. While fans of Platte Valley might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Hazen Weber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Weber was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Platte Valley got a massive performance out of Kody Reusink, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hudson Flummerfelt, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Lyons' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Platte Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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