Baseball Recap: Onaga Buffaloes vs. Valley Heights Mustangs
The matchup between Onaga and Valley Heights in Monday's second game hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Onaga Buffaloes blew past the Valley Heights Mustangs 18-3. Considering Onaga has won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Kolterman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Kolterman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kolterman was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Rayce Fisher and L.J. Koelzer did most of the damage at the plate: Fisher scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Koelzer scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Ronnebaum, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The win was the third in a row for Onaga, bringing their record for this year to 9-3. As for Valley Heights, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Onaga will head out on the road to face off against Troy at 4:30 p.m. in Friday's first game. Troy hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Valley Heights, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wabaunsee at 4:30 p.m. in Thursday's first game.
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