Chargers Defeat Broncos in Final 2 Games of the Series
(Hastings, NE) – In the final two games of their four-game series with Briar Cliff, the Chargers took game one, 18-0, and game two, 13-0.
(Hastings, NE) – In the final two games of their four-game series with Briar Cliff, the Chargers took game one, 18-0, and game two, 13-0.
In game one, Briar Cliff started strong and never looked back, going up 1-0 after the first three batters reached and scoring two runs later in the inning to take a 3-0 lead. The Chargers went up 10-0 in the second inning with a seven-run, nine-hit inning.
Briar Cliff shut out the Broncos and scored a run in the third on a sac fly, three runs in the fourth on a pair of doubles, then added two runs in the fifth on a double, and two runs in the sixth on a single to get the 18-0 win. Hastings was held to six hits during the game, as Briar Cliff had 20 hits in game one.
In game two, the Chargers scored nine runs on four hits in the third inning, as Hastings committed four errors in the inning to fall behind 9-0. Briar Cliff took an 11-0 lead in the fifth, scoring two runs on a pair of singles, and added two more runs in the seventh to win 13-0.
Briar Cliff had eight hits in the second game, while Hastings had four hits.
Up next, Hastings will host Central Christian on Wednesday, Mar. 18 at 2pm.
