The Crete Cardinals will square off against the York Dukes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. York took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Crete, who comes in off a win.
Crete was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Holdrege on Friday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Dusters with a sharp 11-2 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Nick Wendt
| 04/25/25 vs Holdrege | 5 |
| 04/05/25 vs Lincoln Lutheran | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Fremont | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Fairbury | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Waverly | 1 |
Crete saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Wendt, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Wendt a new career-high. Another was Carson Kotil, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Crete kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, York fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Central City/Centura on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kernels by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Dukes have suffered since April 5th.
York's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Crete, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10.
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