Grand Island had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Norfolk Panthers a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Grand Island has scored all season.
Grand Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Foley, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Grand Island pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Norfolk, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Kearney the next time they take the field. Norfolk will host Kearney at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Grand Island will play them later in the day, at 2:00 p.m.
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