Las Animas waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They came out on top against the Burlington Cougars by a score of 4-1. For Las Animas, this counts as revenge for the 12-1 defeat Burlington walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Las Animas' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was TJ Ortiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Ortiz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Las Animas' win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Burlington, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Las Animas will head out on the road to challenge Rye at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Las Animas' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Rye's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Burlington, they will head out on the road to take on Sedgwick County at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sedgwick County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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