After flying high against Hershey on Tuesday, Highway 6 came back down to earth. The Highway 6 Trailblazers came up short against the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders on Tuesday, falling 11-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trailblazers of the 12-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Trinity Carr made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Beyonka Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Highway 6 hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive matchups.
Highway 6's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-6.
Highway 6 will venture away from home to face off against York at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Highway 6 is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they will challenge Northwest on Thursday. Northwest is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Grand Island Central Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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