Lyons has gone 9-1 against Platte Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lyons Lions will welcome the Platte Valley Broncos at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has three straight victories, Platte Valley has 24 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lyons' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over Platte Canyon. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Lyons got a massive performance out of Leora Hagan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hagan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Autumn Johnsey, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Lyons lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Platte Valley lost 21-7 to Brush on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Broncos have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Becky Benevides made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aly Diaz-Galindo, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Lyons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Platte Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Lyons beat Platte Valley 6-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Platte Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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