Broken Bow hosted McCook for an American Legion baseball juniors and seniors doubleheader on Friday night. The Bow juniors cruised past McCook 14-1 in five innings to remain undefeated this season. Broken Bow put the game away in the fourth when they scored 8 runs. Eli Coble was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI. Carter Johnson was 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Caden Holm, Max Denson, Brice Chaplin, and Hagan Campbell also had multi hit games as Broken Bow pounded out 15 hits in the game. Austin Harvey picked up the win on the mound giving up just 1 run on 3 hits and striking out 3. Brice Chaplin pitched an inning of scoreless relief in the fifth. The Bow juniors are now 8-0 on the season.
The Broken Bow seniors collected their fifth win in a row by edging McCook 4-2. Bow scored 4 runs in the second which would prove to be just enough. Eli Coble collected the win pitching 5 and 1/3 innings giving up two runs in the sixth. Coble would allow just 5 hits and struck out 4. Sawyer Bumgarner took over in the sixth pitching 1 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the save. Bow had just four hits in the game. Austin Harvey was 1 for 3 and drove two of Bow’s four runs. After starting the season 1-5, the Bow seniors are now 6-5 on the year.
Broken Bow will travel to Ravenna on Sunday for a juniors and seniors doubleheader.
