Hugo had lost seven straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 4-15 to make it eight. They came up short against the Kingston Redskins, falling 13-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Buffaloes of the 15-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2025.
Keldin Cochran made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Kingston, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games.
On Kingston's side, Slyder Hill made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hill was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brock Rumer, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Patterson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
While Hugo had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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