Halstead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Southeast of Saline Trojans, falling 10-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-8 last Thursday.
Brock Odendahl was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Odendahl wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leighton Siebert, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Siebert hit this season.
Halstead's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Southeast of Saline, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Halstead will take on Pratt at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be Halstead's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Southeast of Saline, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Republic County at 3:00 p.m. on April 8.
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