Ralston won the last time they faced Platte Valley and things went their way on Monday too. The Rams never let Platte Valley get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.

Daniel Blaufuss
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Ralston got a great performance from Daniel Blaufuss as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Blaufuss a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Cade Stix and Brayden Vandervort did most of the damage at the plate: Stix went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Vandervort went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Landen Buechler, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Ralston's record is now 12-4. As for Platte Valley, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Ralston will take on rival Bennington at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Platte Valley is set to square off against their familiar foe Wahoo/Bishop Neumann at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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