If Douglas County was riding high fresh off their 9-3 takedown of Heritage last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Douglas County Huskies took a 15-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponderosa Mustangs on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 6-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Douglas County got a massive performance out of Reese Bowman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Juju Ramirez, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, Douglas County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Douglas County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season. As for Ponderosa, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Chaparral, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Douglas County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Ponderosa, they will face off against Mountain Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Ponderosa's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
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