McCook entered their tilt with Gering on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Gering Bulldogs onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Bison have won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Paige Bortner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Gillen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
McCook hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most one strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
McCook is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Gering, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-7 record.
McCook is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Kearney Catholic on Tuesday. As for Gering, they will host Chadron on Tuesday. Gering is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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