Baseball Preview: Hugoton Eagles vs. Colby Eagles
Hugoton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Colby Eagles at 4:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
While Hugoton couldn't quite beat Ulysses on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Hugoton fell just short of Ulysses by a score of 7-5. Hugoton has struggled against Ulysses recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Colby had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Holcomb in Friday's second game.
Max Kersonbrock made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hugoton's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Colby, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Hugoton suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Colby when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Hugoton, Shane Puckett (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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