Grand Island scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in Friday's first game. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the North Platte Bulldogs a 22-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Grand Island, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Coslor looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Grand Island got a massive performance out of Sam Dinkelman, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ian Arends was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On North Platte's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Joneson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Grand Island has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for North Platte, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Grand Island beat North Platte by a score of 7-2 later that day.
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