Softball Recap: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Gross Catholic Cougars
Nebraska City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Gross Catholic Cougars with a sharp 15-1 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Kolbi Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Nebraska City got a massive performance out of Halle Nickels, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Tarryn Godsey was another key player, going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nebraska City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .739. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Nebraska City pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gross Catholic, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Nebraska City's road trip will continue as they head out to face Syracuse on Tuesday. Nebraska City is facing Syracuse at the right time seeing as Syracuse is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Gross Catholic, they will host Blair at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blair's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Gross Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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