Grand Island Central Catholic lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Cozad, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's contest. The Crusaders blew past the Haymakers 11-1 on Saturday. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Emily Price made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Price was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
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In other batting news, Grand Island Central Catholic let Jacie Palik and Addy Bishop run wild. Palik went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Bishop went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Those two runs gave Bishop a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Laura Blake, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Grand Island Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cozad only posted a batting average of .077.
The victory got Grand Island Central Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Cozad, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Grand Island Central Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 16-2 win against Fairbury on the 23rd. As for Cozad, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-5 defeat against York on the 23rd.
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