McCook's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They never let the Alliance Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won five matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Lacyn Keller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Keller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Paige Bortner was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. She also put up two doubles, which wereher first of the season. Malia Hilker was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McCook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
McCook's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Alliance, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
McCook will welcome Kearney Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. McCook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Alliance, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Southern Valley/Alma at 12:00 p.m. Alliance has given up an average of 12 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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