Hickman extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 7-9 in the process. They fell 11-8 to the Smith-Cotton Tigers. The Kewpies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 7-3.
As for Smith-Cotton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
For Smith-Cotton's part, they got a massive performance out of Andrew Kindle, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those four runs gave Kindle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Newell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Hickman has already played their next matchup, a 4-2 defeat against Eureka on the 19th. As for Smith-Cotton, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-4 loss against Platte County on the 19th.
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