Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] lost against Nemaha Central back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result in Thursday's first game. The Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nemaha Central Thunder. Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] has not had much luck with Nemaha Central recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Nemaha Central's part, Carter Hajek was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Hajek has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Nordhus, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Nemaha Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] by a score of 3-1 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps