On Tuesday Grand Island will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grand Island is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lincoln Northeast with a sharp 12-4 victory on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Islanders with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Kearney on Thursday as Lincoln North Star made off with a 10-2 win.
Hailey Boltz made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Boltz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lincoln North Star got a massive performance out of Makenna Watkins, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tessa Chaloupka, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Lincoln North Star always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearney only posted an OBP of .286.
Grand Island's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-14. As for Lincoln North Star, their record now sits at 5-8.
Grand Island suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Lincoln North Star in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Can Grand Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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