Kiowa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the South Park Burros by a score of 7-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Kiowa of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Evan Golden put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Golden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Golden wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Golden, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Kiowa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On South Park's side, Trinity Walker and Jaden Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Walker scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
Kiowa's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for South Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-8.
Kiowa has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Elbert at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Elbert is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for South Park, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Del Norte at 11:00 a.m. Del Norte is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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