Grand Island extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping them down to 3-12. They lost 7-0 to the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks. The Islanders were not able to make up for their loss to the SkyHawks from their previous meeting back in September of 2022.
As for Skutt Catholic, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For Skutt Catholic's part, Maddie Schmaderer looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Schmaderer a new career-high.
At the plate, Avery Wilson was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Leyton Michaelis, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Grand Island will venture away from home to take on Fremont at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Skutt Catholic, they will take on Hastings in a tournament on Saturday. The SkyHawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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