The Adams Central Patriots will square off against the York Dukes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Adams Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Holdrege 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Aiden Krejci looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Hunter Nepple
| 04/01/25 @ Holdrege | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Burke | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Wayne | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Maxwell | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Centennial | 1 |
At the plate, Adams Central's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Nepple, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those three hits gave Nepple a new career-high. Kaleb Wahlmeier was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Adams Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holdrege struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, York had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Grizzlies by a score of 11-6.
York also got a great performance from Kain Combs as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Emmitt Dirks was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Sterns, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
York's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Adams Central, their record now sits at 5-3.
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