Grand Island extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping them down to 6-15. They lost 9-1 to the Lincoln East Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-2 back in August.
As for Lincoln East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-11. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by eight runs or more this season.
For Lincoln East's part, Tessa Berner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Berner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Lincoln East let Kallee Hemry and Chesney Haydon run wild. Hemry went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Haydon went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Hemry has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Lucy Barrett, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Grand Island will take on rival North Platte on Monday. Meanwhile, Lincoln East is set to challenge their familiar foe Millard West at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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