Lincoln Northeast is 2-8 against Grand Island since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Grand Island Islanders. Grand Island took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln Northeast, who comes in off a win.
Lincoln Northeast is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Columbus on Tuesday as Lincoln Northeast made off with a 14-6 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rockets considering their one-run performance the match before.
Lily McPike was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynley Chairez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Northeast was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Grand Island was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Lincoln Southeast. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Islanders have suffered against the Knights since September 7, 2021.
Lincoln Northeast's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for Grand Island, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Lincoln Northeast suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Grand Island in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Lincoln Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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