The Las Animas Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Hoehne Farmers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Animas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Las Animas will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Calhan on Wednesday. The Trojans never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Logan Servaes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Servaes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.
Nicholas Duran
| 04/02/25 @ Calhan | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs Ellicott | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Monte Vista | 1 |
| 03/29/25 vs Holly | 1 |
In other batting news, Las Animas let Jesus Lopez and Nicholas Duran run wild. Lopez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Duran scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave Duran a new career-high. Giovanni Chavez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Las Animas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhan only posted an OBP of .240.
Meanwhile, Hoehne was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 19-3 to Fort Morgan. That's two games in a row now that the Farmers have lost by exactly 16 runs.
Hoehne saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Sandoval, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hoehne's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Las Animas, their record now sits at 6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Las Animas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hoehne struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 10.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Las Animas' way against Hoehne in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Las Animas made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
