Swink won against Crowley County last Friday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Lions walked away with a 6-2 victory over the La Veta Redhawks. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Landon Mills
| 03/22/25 vs Calhan | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs Crowley County | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ La Veta | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Centauri | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Crowley County | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Landon Mills and Nate Cabrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mills struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Cabrera tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mills has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Mills scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Cabrera scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Mills is becoming a predictor of Swink's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Nick Paolucci was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Swink is 5-1 when Paolucci posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Luke Hanagan, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Swink's record now sits at 7-4. As for La Veta, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-2.
Coming up, Swink will head out on the road to face off against Rocky Ford at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for La Veta, they will be playing at home against Sierra Grande at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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