Baseball Recap: Holcomb Beats Goodland for Their Eighth Straight Win

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Southwestern Heights	19
04/01/25 @ Hugoton	14
04/01/25 @ Hugoton	13
04/17/25 @ Southwestern Heights	11
04/21/25 vs Spearville	10

Holcomb entered their tilt with Goodland on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Cowboys get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Jairdan Shultz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keegan Johnson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Holcomb's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Goodland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Holcomb will square off against rival Colby on Thursday. Meanwhile, Goodland is set to challenge their familiar foe Scott at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.