Grand Island won the last time they faced North Platte, and things went their way in Friday's second game too. The Grand Island Islanders walked away with a 7-2 victory over the North Platte Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grand Island.
Grand Island got a great performance from Cedric Sullivan as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Zenon Sack was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Trent Verplank was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On North Platte's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Joneson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for North Platte, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-3.
Grand Island will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lincoln North Star at 4:00 p.m. The last five games Lincoln North Star has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for North Platte, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-8 win vs. Kearney on the 13th.
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