Grand Island has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Kearney Bearcats. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Grand Island didn't have quite enough to beat McCook and fell 8-7.
Meanwhile, Kearney faced Lincoln Southwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Kearney lost 13-2 to Lincoln Southwest. That's two games in a row now that the Bearcats have lost by exactly 11 runs.
Kennedy Lee was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Grand Island has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. As for Kearney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
Grand Island skirted past Kearney 4-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Grand Island repeat their success, or does Kearney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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