On Saturday, Grand Island faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Grand Island Islanders came out on top against the Elkhorn South Storm by a score of 7-4. Seven seems to be a good number for Grand Island as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dyllan Hinrichs tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Gabe Ruiz picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Ethan Foley was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Elkhorn South's side, they got a good showing from Dylan Kingston, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Brooks Berliner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Luke Hoskinson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Grand Island and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Elkhorn South, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand Island will take on Norfolk at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elkhorn South, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Millard North on Monday. Elkhorn South is facing Millard North at the right time seeing as Millard North is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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