Blue Valley is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Har-Ber. The Blue Valley Tigers fell 5-2 to the Har-Ber Wildcats. Blue Valley's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Har-Ber's part, LUKE CORNELISON was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. CORNELISON has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. CORNELISON was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, GAVIN MOORE looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Blue Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Har-Ber, they pushed their record up to 26-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Blue Valley will take on Washburn Rural at TBD on Monday. Blue Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Washburn Rural's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Har-Ber, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Blue Valley Northwest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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