Brock Healy and Reece Gray combined for a two-hitter and Gaige Bodle had two hits at the plate as Northeast Nodaway won its second straight game and third out of its last four to even its record at 5-5 Thursday with their 8-1 win over East Atchison. Brock Healy also had two hits. They have now improved on their record from last year with seven games to spare in the season. Their magic number for a winning season stands at four games. The win was against a team that had beaten them twice last year. East Atchison got off to a promising 4-2 start this year but were mired in the throes of a four-game losing streak, extended to five following Thursday's game.
East Atchison started the scoring in the second when Kaden Nelson walked to force in Riley Koop to put the Wolves up 1-0. Meanwhile, Axyl Slemp, who had given the Bluejays fits last year, made a bid for a no-hitter or a perfect game, retiring the first ten Bluejays. With one out in the fourth, Lance Runde finally broke the spell with a walk and Brock Healy followed with a single to right after Runde stole second, setting up runners on first and third. Brock Healy stole second. Jace Burns singled to left to tie it at 1-1 as Healy took third. Wyatt Scadden walked to load the bases. Bentin Roberts hit a hard ground ball and reached on an error by first baseman Tate Johnson as Jace Burns and Brock Healy scored and Wyatt Scadden took third. Bentin Roberts stole second. Liam Cordell struck out, but Brady O'Connell doubled to score Wyatt Scadden and Bentin Roberts to make it 5-1. Gaige Bodle singled to center to score Xander Bodle (running for O'Connell) to make it 6-1.
Liam Cordell walked in the fifth to force in Lance Runde to make it 7-1.
East Atchison tried to make noise in the sixth when Josh Schlueter reached on an error by shortstop Reece Gray. Tate Johnson forced him at second. But Axyl Slemp lined into a double play as second baseman Lance Runde doubled Johnson off first to get the Bluejays out of the inning.
Gaige Bodle doubled to left to start the Bluejay sixth. Reece Gray singled on a hard ground ball to shortstop Carter Oswald, and Bodle held up. Reece Gray was caught stealing third. Lance Runde forced Bodle at third, but Brock Healy reached second on an error by Oswald as Runde took third. Lance Runde scored on a ball that got away to make it 8-1.
Northeast Nodaway stole seven bases for the night, with Lance Runde stealing three and Brock Healy two. Brock Healy struck out six batters.
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