
Vikings
05/15/25 vs Kenmore East | 12 |
05/12/25 vs Kenmore West | 12 |
05/05/25 @ Lockport | 12 |
05/02/25 vs Lewiston-Porter | 12 |
04/30/25 @ Kenmore East | 11 |
Grand Island came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Olean Huskies with a sharp 8-2 win. Considering the Vikings have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Natalie Kopf was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Kopf was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie McGowan, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Kalie Farkas was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Grand Island always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olean only posted an OBP of .281.
Grand Island pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Olean, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
As of now, neither Grand Island nor the Huskies have any future games scheduled.
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