After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grand Island Central Catholic, Central City was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let Southern/Diller-Odell onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Payton Burbach and Emma Steinke were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Burbach struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Steinke pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last 18 contests. At the plate, Burbach scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Steinke went 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
In other batting news, Juno Ryan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Journi Schindler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Central City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 34.5% earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 43.6%.
Central City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-16.
As of now, neither Central City nor Southern/Diller-Odell have any future games scheduled.
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