The Lincoln North Star Navigators will take on the Grand Island Islanders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Lincoln North Star finally turned things around against Kearney on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 10-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Navigators considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hailey Boltz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Boltz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lincoln North Star got a massive performance out of Makenna Watkins, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tessa Chaloupka, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Lincoln North Star always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearney only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Island). They blew past Lincoln Northeast 12-4 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Islanders considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Lincoln North Star's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Grand Island, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-14.
Lincoln North Star took their win against Grand Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Lincoln North Star repeat their success, or does Grand Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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