Nebraska City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Gross Catholic Cougars with a sharp 15-1 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Kolbi Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Nebraska City got a massive performance out of Halle Nickels, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Tarryn Godsey was another key player, going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nebraska City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .739. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Nebraska City pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gross Catholic, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Nebraska City's road trip will continue as they head out to face Syracuse on Tuesday. Nebraska City is facing Syracuse at the right time seeing as Syracuse is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Gross Catholic, they will host Blair at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blair's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Gross Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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