Crowley County is 9-1 against Las Animas since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Crowley County Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Las Animas Trojans at 1:00 p.m. Crowley County is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Last Tuesday, everything went Crowley County's way against Calhan as Crowley County made off with a 17-2 win.
Seth Schultz made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Schultz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Schultz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Crowley County got a massive performance out of Tritt Buhr, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Ben Cuckow was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Las Animas unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Rye by a score of 5-4.
Las Animas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Ortiz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Orion Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Crowley County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12. As for Las Animas, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crowley County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Animas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Crowley County came out on top in a nail-biter against Las Animas when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Las Animas' Jackson O'Connor, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Crowley County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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