The matchup between Nucla and Olathe on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Nucla Mustangs fell 16-11 to the Olathe Pirates. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Steele Arnold made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paxtin Caruso, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Olathe's side, Adrian Luna was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Luna was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Olathe got a massive performance out of Luke Robertson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cash Thomas was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Nucla now has a losing record at 2-3-1. As for Olathe, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-4.
Nucla will face off against Dove Creek at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Olathe, they will be playing at home against Gunnison at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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