If Grand Island was riding high off their 8-2 takedown of Lincoln High last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grand Island Islanders took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millard North Mustangs on Friday. Grand Island was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Millard North apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.
Grand Island got a good showing from Cohen Nelson, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Broxton Barrientos was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Coslor, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Grand Island didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millard North only tossed four.
On Millard North's side, Will Priest looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Peters, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Machal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Grand Island's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Grand Island will stay at home for another game and welcome Millard South at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Millard North, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln North Star at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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