Smoky Hill had to endure a ten-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Rangeview Raiders on Wednesday as the Smoky Hill Buffaloes made off with an 18-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Buffaloes considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ava Matheny made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. Matheny was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Kiley Snyder was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-4. The last time her batting average was this high was back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ellen Paris, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Smoky Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rangeview only hit five.
Smoky Hill's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Rangeview, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
Smoky Hill will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Eaglecrest at 11:00 a.m. As for Rangeview, they will head out to challenge Northfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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