Baseball Preview: Las Animas Trojans vs. Crowley County Chargers
Las Animas is 1-9 against Crowley County since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Las Animas Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Crowley County Chargers at 1:00 p.m. Las Animas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Las Animas is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Rye by a score of 5-4.
Las Animas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Ortiz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ortiz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Orion Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Crowley County came into Tuesday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Calhan on Tuesday as Crowley County made off with a 17-2 win.
Seth Schultz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Schultz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Crowley County got a massive performance out of Tritt Buhr, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ben Cuckow, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI.
Las Animas' defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2. As for Crowley County, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
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 6.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Crowley County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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