The Hugoton Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Cimarron Bluejays on Thursday. Hugoton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 17 straight defeats, while Cimarron will come in with six straight victories.
Hugoton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Goodland on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered since April 9, 2024.
Meanwhile, Cimarron had just enough and edged out Ulysses 10-8 on Tuesday.
Coulter Dohrmann and Ryder Gordon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Dohrmann struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Gordon pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those six strikeouts gave Dohrmann a new career-high. At the plate, Dohrmann scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Gordon scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Dohrmann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Breck Averhoff was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Cimarron's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Hugoton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Hugoton might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Cimarron in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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