There's no place like home for Colby, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Holcomb Longhorns a 1-0 shutout in Friday's first game. This was payback for Colby, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Colby got a great performance from Kellen Burvee as he didn't allow a single earned run over 7.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Colby's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Withington, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Holcomb's side, Korbin Johnson spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Holcomb saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kooper Tichenor, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Colby's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Holcomb, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Colby by a score of 5-4 later that day.
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