Baseball Recap: Wahoo/Bishop Neumann Finds Home Field Redemption Against Platte Valley

There's no place like home for Wahoo/Bishop Neumann, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Platte Valley on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-3 win. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Platte Valley, too.

Alex Barry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Barry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Barry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jase Kaminski, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Carson Sabatka was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Wahoo/Bishop Neumann kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.

Wahoo/Bishop Neumann has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Platte Valley, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is set to face off against their familiar foe Beatrice at 4:03 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Platte Valley will challenge rival Mount Michael Benedictine at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.