Baseball Game Preview: Grand Island Islanders vs. Elkhorn North Wolves

Islanders

Runs

05/01/25 @ Lincoln Southwest	4
04/29/25 vs Lincoln North Star	9
04/26/25 @ Waverly	2
04/25/25 @ Lincoln East	1
04/25/25 @ Norris	8
+ 17 more games

The Grand Island Islanders are taking a road trip to challenge the Elkhorn North Wolves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grand Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Grand Island took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against Lincoln Southwest, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Islanders had just enough and edged out the Silver Hawks 4-3. The win was familiar territory for the Islanders, who have now won three contests in a row.

Gabe Ruiz tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gage Gannon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two doubles. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had over his last 11 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Schroeder, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Elkhorn North didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Northwest on Friday and fell 2-1.

Grand Island's record now sits at 16-6. As for Elkhorn North, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.