Baseball Preview: Hugoton Eagles vs. Colby Eagles
Hugoton has enjoyed a eight-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Colby Eagles on Monday. Hugoton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Hugoton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Stanton County with a sharp 11-0 win.
Meanwhile, Colby had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Bluejays.
Cobin Curry tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Talon Wark was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braxton Withington, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Hugoton's record now sits at 5-7. As for Colby, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Hugoton might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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