Smoky Hill had lost four straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 8-14 to make it five. They came up short against the Grandview Wolves, falling 14-2. That's two games in a row now that the Buffaloes have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Smoky Hill saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikiah Light, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Grandview's side, Christi Birx got the start for Grandview and what a start it was: she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, Birx posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in August.
On the hitting side, Grandview got a massive performance out of Kenzie Hiebert, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two runs gave Hiebert a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sasha Kennedy, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Smoky Hill has already played their next matchup, a 13-2 loss against Arapahoe on the 8th. As for Grandview, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-1 defeat against Cherokee Trail on the 4th.
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