Baseball Game Preview: Skyline Thunderbirds vs. Cimarron Bluejays

The Skyline Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Cimarron Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

On Monday, Skyline came up short against Bucklin and fell 7-4. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their meetings with the Red Aces: they've now lost four in a row.

Skyline saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan House, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Trevyn Barker also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Cimarron hadn't done well against Holcomb recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bluejays sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Longhorns. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bluejays have posted against the Longhorns since April 12, 2022.

Coulter Dohrmann was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Logan Heddlesten was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Skyline's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Cimarron, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.