The Holdrege Dusters will take on the Maxwell Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Holdrege fell victim to Central City/Centura and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Kernels.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maxwell, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Sedgwick County on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-4 victory. Considering the Wildcats' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Breckyn Collins made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Braithwait, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaiven Wescoat, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Maxwell's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Holdrege, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
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