It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Holcomb ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Goodland Cowboys 2-1. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Longhorns have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The team relied heavily on Alan Ortega, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Jairdan Shultz was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Longhorns
| 04/24/25 @ Goodland | 2-1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Spearville | 16-6 |
| 04/21/25 vs Spearville | 12-2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Southwestern Heights | 20-9 |
| 04/17/25 @ Southwestern Heights | 23-4 |
| + 2 more games |
The victory (which was Holcomb's seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Goodland, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Holcomb beat the Cowboys by a score of 6-0 later that day.
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