It's playoff time, and Central City had no trouble coming through when it counted. They had just enough and edged out the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Bison as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Payton Burbach was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned runs off 12 hits. Burbach was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Juno Ryan, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bison
| 10/17/25 vs Bishop Neumann | 5-4 |
| 10/16/25 vs Bishop Neumann | 5-3 |
| 10/16/25 vs Yutan-Mead | 6-4 |
| 10/16/25 vs NEN | 7-4 |
The win (which was Central City's fourth in a row) raised their record to 28-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Bishop Neumann, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-10.
As of now, neither Central City nor the Cavaliers have any future games scheduled.
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