Grand Island stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Omaha Central Eagles with a sharp 12-1 win. With that victory, Grand Island brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cohen Nelson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ian Arends, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Ethan Coslor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
On Omaha Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Dougherty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Grand Island has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Omaha Central, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Grand Island will be playing at home against Lincoln North Star at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Island will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Omaha Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Bryan at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bryan has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.78 runs per game on average), something Omaha Central will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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