Baseball Recap: Grand Island Islanders vs. North Platte Bulldogs
Grand Island won the last time they faced North Platte, and things went their way in Friday's second game too. The Grand Island Islanders walked away with a 7-2 victory over the North Platte Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grand Island.
Grand Island got a great performance from Cedric Sullivan as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Zenon Sack was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Trent Verplank was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On North Platte's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Joneson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for North Platte, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-3.
Grand Island will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lincoln North Star at 4:00 p.m. The last five games Lincoln North Star has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for North Platte, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-8 win vs. Kearney on the 13th.
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