The Smoky Hill Buffaloes will venture away from home to challenge the Douglas County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Smoky Hill is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Smoky Hill came up short against Doherty and fell 8-4.
Smoky Hill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Goodrich, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Another was Jonathan Fonseca, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Douglas County didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Douglas County also got a good showing from Dylan Langstaff, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Langstaff has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Maicah Cabral was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Smoky Hill's record now sits at 6-16. As for Douglas County, their record is now 9-12.
Smoky Hill couldn't quite get it done against Douglas County when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 10-5. Can the Buffaloes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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