The McCook Bison will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Cecilia Bluehawks at 6:30 p.m. McCook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, McCook got the win against Scottsbluff by a conclusive 9-1. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Briley Morgan spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklynn Gillen, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Hodgson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Cecilia had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Monday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Bluejays. St. Cecilia's victory was all the more impressive since the Bluejays were averaging only 2.42 runs allowed on the season.
St. Cecilia got a big performance out of Brooke Bohlke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. What's more, Bohlke also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had in her last five matchups. Another player making a difference was Izzy Kvols, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
McCook is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for St. Cecilia, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
McCook was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Cecilia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCook since the team 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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