After flying high against Wray/Yuma last Thursday, McCook came back down to earth. The McCook Bison fell just short of the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bison have suffered since September 16, 2023.
Brooklynn Gillen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Roslyn Wiemers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, McCook was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive games.
The loss snapped McCook's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-6 record. As for Skutt Catholic, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
McCook didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-7 victory vs. Grand Island on the 21st. Skutt Catholic has also already played their next match, a 13-3 defeat against Beatrice on the 21st.
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