The Caliche Buffaloes will face off against the Highland Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Caliche will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Monday, Caliche got the win against Briggsdale by a conclusive 19-1. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Caleb Kloberdanz made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kloberdanz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
Peter Brekel
| 04/07/25 @ Briggsdale | 3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Weldon Valley | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Holyoke | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Wiley | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Wiggins | 1 |
In other batting news, Peter Brekel was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Caliche's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Cochran, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Caliche kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Highland had taken Dayspring Christian Academy down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Huskies fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5. The contest marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Stetson Hendren was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Hendren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Hendren wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Byron Berkheimer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Caliche picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-6. As for Highland, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
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