It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Halstead ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Nickerson Panthers, sneaking past 8-7. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Noah Diehl
| 04/08/25 vs Nickerson | 5 |
| 04/29/24 vs Kingman | 2 |
| 03/28/24 vs Hesston | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Hesston | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Pratt | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Noah Diehl, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 5-for-5. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cayden Cornejo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Diehl wasn't the only one making solid contact: Halstead kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Halstead's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8-2. As for Nickerson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Halstead will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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