Platte County and Kearney are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Platte County Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Kearney Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Platte County's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Kearney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Platte County took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Grain Valley.
Meanwhile, Kearney came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Cardinals onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Platte County pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Kearney, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Platte County couldn't quite finish off Kearney when the teams last played back in August and fell 7-5. Can Platte County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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