Bellevue East was the 2-1 winner over Omaha Central when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bellevue East Chieftains fell just short of the Omaha Central Eagles by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Bellevue East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellevue East got a good showing from Kaden Bach, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Cole Holbrook relieved him and did a solid job, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, AJ Lucas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cooper Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Omaha Central's side, their win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Harrison Hoiekvam, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Bellevue East's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Omaha Central, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Bellevue East will challenge Benson at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue East is facing Benson at the right time seeing as Benson is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Omaha Central, they will head out on the road to take on Westview at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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