After flying high against Omaha South on Saturday, Platteview came back down to earth. The Trojans fell just short of the Nebraska City Pioneers by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Paisley Peklo put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off ten hits. Peklo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Paige Wiederholt made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Khloe Hartman was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Platteview's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Nebraska City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Platteview will take on Plattsmouth at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Devils have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Nebraska City, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Wahoo at 6:30 p.m. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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