July 24 2024 The Garden City Wind scored three runs in the seventh inning and held on for a 6-4 victory over the North Platte 80s. Garden City finished with four hits and no errors while North Platte collected six hits and committed two errors.
North Platte scored once in the first inning and twice in the second before adding another run in the sixth. Garden City answered with one run in the first, two in the sixth and the decisive three-run seventh to take the lead. North Platte did not score after the sixth inning.
Rico Riley powered the North Platte offense with two hits, including a home run, and four RBI. For Garden City,
Joey Wright went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI, while
Zach Elias scored twice and drove in a run.
Jacob Talamante added a double and an RBI.
Armando Ceballo earned the win for Garden City after throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout.
Lance Koch struck out three in a scoreless inning and
Nico ODonnell recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. North Platte starter
Kerry Wright allowed three runs, two earned, in 5.1 innings and struck out four, while
Lake Fisher was charged with the loss.
