Platteview had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-8 to make it four. They fell 4-0 to the Ralston Rams. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 on April 1st.
Platteview got a good showing from Michael Quinn, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Platteview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Grosdidier, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That hit was Grosdidier's first of the season.
As for Ralston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
On Ralston's side, the result came thanks to Dallas Whetzal's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. Whetzal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Vandervort, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Stix, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Platteview will square off against rival Wayne on Monday. Meanwhile, Ralston is set to challenge their familiar foe Platte Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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