The Holt Indians will challenge the Wright City Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Holt comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Holt fell victim to St. Dominic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Crusaders. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Hannibal hit Wright City with a five-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 11-10. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Wright City got a massive performance out of Carter Strunk, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three RBI. The Wildcats are 2-1 when Strunk posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brayden Niemann, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Holt's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wright City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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