The matchup between Akron and Haxtun on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Akron Rams fell just short of the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs by a score of 13-12. Akron has struggled against Haxtun recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ryan McCaffrey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Clay Axtell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Haxtun's side, Kaiden Schelling was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Statz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Akron's loss dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Haxtun, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Akron will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Limon at 4:00 p.m. Limon is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Akron will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Haxtun, they will head out on the road to challenge Caliche at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Haxtun will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
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