Ten must be Haxtun's lucky number: they beat Merino with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Fightin' Bulldogs beat the Rams by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-4. The Fightin' Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Colin Cone
| 04/01/25 vs Merino | 5 |
| 03/30/24 vs Wiggins | 4 |
| 04/20/24 vs Wray | 3 |
| 03/30/24 vs Wiggins | 3 |
| 04/25/24 @ Caliche | 2 |
Colin Cone made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Haxtun got a big performance out of Ryland Wolff, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Goddard, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Haxtun always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merino only posted an OBP of .333.
The victory (which was Haxtun's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Merino, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Haxtun has already played their next matchup (against Prairie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Merino, they will be playing at home against Akron at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Merino has won five straight at home, while Akron won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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