Dylan McIntyre homered for Northeast Nodaway, but the bubble finally burst for Northeast, as they struck out 14 times against Memphis Bliley and Platte Valley and fell 5-1 Thursday. The game was moved up due to anticipated rains, but they held off that afternoon and the game was completed without incident. Northeast will have to figure out a way to hit Bliley, as they face Platte Valley in districts and will have to face him again next year.
McIntyre and Bliley both held batters without a baserunner until the Platte Valley second, when Wyatt Miller doubled to right center field as it sliced away from center fielder Grant McIntyre. Landon Wiederholt singled him over to third, and an errant pickoff scored Miller and put Wiederholt on second. Brandon McQueen singled him over to third, and Justin Miller grounded out to score Wiederholt and make it 2-0.
Zach Pride broke up Bliley’s bid for a perfect game as he fought back from 0-2 to 3-2, fouled off several pitches, and drew a walk in the third, but he was stranded. In the fourth, with Colton Swalley on first, Dylan McIntyre hit a screamer to right, but Brandon McQueen had a running over the shoulder catch for the final out.
Two walks and two Bluejay errors led to three more Platte Valley runs after four innings. Grant McIntyre broke up Bliley’s no-hit bid in the fifth with a single to left center and ran down Justin Miller’s pop fly in the Platte Valley fifth to prevent any further damage. Dylan McIntyre broke up Bliley’s shutout bid in the seventh when he led off with a home run to right center, but the next three Bluejay batters struck out to end the game.
Despite the loss, Northeast still shares the Highway 275 conference title with Platte Valley, since Rock Port beat Platte Valley 6-5 earlier in the season. Northeast will have a while to lick their wounds as the King City Tournament was rained out and they will not get to play again until May 9th.
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