Baseball Preview: Grand Island Islanders vs. Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks
The Grand Island Islanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Grand Island's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Lincoln Southwest has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Grand Island sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Lincoln North Star.
Gabe Ruiz was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Grayson Sack tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Ian Arends was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Foley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest faced Creighton Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Lincoln Southwest fell just short of Creighton Prep by a score of 2-1.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Lincoln Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Grand Island was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln Southwest in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 6-2. Does Grand Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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