Hunter Sykes Game Report: vs Fairbury

Hunter Sykes

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/22/25 vs Fairbury	11
04/15/25 vs Douglas County West	5
04/20/24 vs Falls City	5
04/01/24 @ Auburn	5
04/07/25 vs Auburn	4

Hunter Sykes posted a new career-high in strikeouts on Tuesday. As a matter of fact, he produced his best game of the campaign: he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Raymond Central is 2-1 when Sykes allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-9 otherwise.

Looking ahead, Sykes and Raymond Central will head out on the road to take on Fort Calhoun at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sykes' big game helped the Mustangs snap a six-game streak of losses at home. Can Sykes lead the Mustangs to another win and start a streak of a new kind? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.