McCook hasn't had much luck against North Platte recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The McCook Bison will head out to face off against the North Platte Bulldogs. McCook knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten run or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully North Platte likes a good challenge.
McCook is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wray/Yuma a 19-0 shutout on Thursday. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Briley Morgan and Danika Havlicek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Morgan pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Havlicek pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. At the plate, Morgan scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Havlicek scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, McCook got a massive performance out of Brooklynn Gillen, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Hilker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McCook didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wray/Yuma only tossed two.
Meanwhile, North Platte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 14-6 to Scottsbluff.
McCook pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Platte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
McCook suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to North Platte when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can McCook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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