For the second straight game, Yantis will face off against Cumby. The Owls are taking a road trip to challenge the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Yantis has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Cumby will arrive with four straight victories.
Yantis came up short against Cumby on Tuesday, falling 12-1.
For Cumby's part, Montgomery Benton and Jaxon Hudson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Benton tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hudson struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave Benton a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Benton scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Hudson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Benton has been hot, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Cumby got a massive performance out of Channing Herman, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Herman has posted since back in February of 2024. Osvaldo Ruiz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double.
Cumby always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .586 or higher in four consecutive games.
Cumby pushed their record up to 5-14 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Yantis, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
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