The Grand Island Islanders will head out on the road to challenge the Omaha Central Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grand Island's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Omaha Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grand Island's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Omaha South on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Packers. Grand Island's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Grand Island got a good showing from Grayson Sack, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Even though they lost, Grand Island hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha South struck out five times.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Omaha Central had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Omaha North on Wednesday. Omaha Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Omaha Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Ferguson, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Grand Island's record is now 13-6. As for Omaha Central, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Grand Island was able to grind out a solid win over Omaha Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Island 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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