The York Dukes will venture away from home to square off against the Holdrege Dusters at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither York nor Holdrege posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
While York's win against St. Paul/Palmer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Dukes had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dukes.
Kain Combs spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He is becoming a predictor of York's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 4-2 (and 6-7 when he doesn't).
Wyatt Gartner
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Gartner, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Holdrege can bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Centennial 2-1.
Holdrege also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Kegan Steinke gave up a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Holdrege saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyndon Rodewald, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Sam Sertich also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 6-10. As for York, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything went York's way against Holdrege in their previous matchup back in March, as York made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dukes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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