Omaha North fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Gross Catholic on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gross Catholic Cougars by a score of 4-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Omaha North in their matchups with Gross Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Reggie York was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Omaha North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chance Kinman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Omaha North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gross Catholic only tossed a.
On Gross Catholic's side, Charlie Yeshnowski tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Colby Duncan was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Powers, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Omaha North's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Gross Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Omaha North will head out on the road to challenge Gretna East at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Gross Catholic, they will be playing at home against Elkhorn on Tuesday.
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