Sadly, Aurora is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the North Platte Bulldogs on Thursday.
Aurora saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Spiehs, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On North Platte's side, Easton Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jones was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jackson Polk and Caden Joneson did most of the damage at the plate: Polk scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Joneson scored three runs and stole two bases.
Aurora's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for North Platte, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Aurora will take on Maxwell at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Aurora is facing Maxwell at the right time seeing as Maxwell is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Platte, they will head out on the road to face off against Grand Island at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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