Baseball Recap: Hoehne Comes Up Short

Hoehne extended their losing streak to six on Monday, dropping their season record down to 4-13 in the process. They lost 11-0 to the Las Animas Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 back in March.

As for Las Animas, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.

For Las Animas' part, Braydon Ortiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Ortiz has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Las Animas got a massive performance out of Logan Servaes, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one run. Those five RBI gave Servaes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Damien Baca, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Hoehne didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Swink on the 24th. As for Las Animas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-0 victory against Florence on the 22nd.