The Blair Bears will challenge the Platteview Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Blair fell victim to Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two runs.
Blair got a good showing from Colton Flynn, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Blair saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brevin Leggott, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Platteview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Malcolm a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Platteview pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Blair, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Blair couldn't quite get it done against Platteview when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Will Blair have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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