The Grand Island Islanders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Omaha Central Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grand Island's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lincoln Southeast with a sharp 11-0 win. The Islanders have beaten the Knights the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Knights has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Sam Schroeder, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Broxton Barrientos was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Omaha Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Burke 4-3.
Ethan Ferguson was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Dougherty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Omaha Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Grand Island's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Omaha Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Grand Island's way against Omaha Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Grand Island made off with a 12-1 win. Will Grand Island repeat their success, or does Omaha Central has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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