Grand Island has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the North Platte Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
After only one run in their last contest, Grand Island made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lincoln Northeast on Friday. Grand Island was the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Lincoln Northeast.
Grand Island got a great performance from Dyllan Hinrichs as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ethan Foley was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Sam Dinkelman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
North Platte never got on the board in their matchup last Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Aurora last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Huskies as they made off with a 12-2 victory.
Easton Jones made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jones was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jackson Polk and Caden Joneson did most of the damage at the plate: Polk scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Joneson scored three runs and stole two bases.
Grand Island's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for North Platte, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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