Bellevue East is 0-4 against Kearney since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kearney Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. Bellevue East will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Bellevue East is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Buena Vista with a sharp 18-1 win on Saturday. With that victory, Bellevue East brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Mitchell Goldschmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goldschmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Goldschmidt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Greenwell was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. AJ Lucas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Kearney faced Fremont in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Kearney skirted past Fremont 5-4. The win was familiar territory for Kearney who now have three in a row.
Like Bellevue East, Kearney also got a great game from a two-way player: Kegan Brand. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brand was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Derrick Nonhof looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
Back at the plate, Griffin Novacek was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Garrison Burns, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Bellevue East now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Kearney, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Bellevue East couldn't quite finish off Kearney in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Will Bellevue East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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