Baseball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Nicholas Duran and Jesus Lopez Lead Las Animas to Victory

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Monte Vista, Las Animas was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Calhan Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Trojans have won five games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Logan Servaes made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Servaes was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.

Nicholas Duran

Hits (Career)

04/02/25 @ Calhan	4
03/22/25 vs Ellicott	2
04/01/25 vs Monte Vista	1
03/29/25 vs Holly	1

In other batting news, Las Animas let Jesus Lopez and Nicholas Duran run wild. Lopez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Duran scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave Duran a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kree Wallace, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

Las Animas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhan only posted an OBP of .240.

Las Animas' record is now 6-1. As for Calhan, they dropped their record down to 1-5-2 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Las Animas will head out to challenge Peyton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 3.1, the Panthers 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Calhan, they are taking a road trip to take on Fowler at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.