South Sioux City had lost five straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-10 to make it six. They lost 10-0 to the Omaha Central Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
As for Omaha Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Omaha Central's part, Grant Hamill looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Hamill has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Ethan Ferguson and Joe Dougherty did most of the damage at the plate: Ferguson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs, while Dougherty got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave Ferguson a new career-high. Blake Demman was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
South Sioux City wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-1 loss against Omaha South on the 6th. As for Omaha Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-4 defeat against Bellevue East on the 6th.
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