Baseball Recap: Simla Has No Trouble Against Custer County

Cubs

Margin (Wins)

04/09/26 vs Elbert	21
04/07/26 @ Cripple Creek-Victor	20
04/09/26 @ Elbert	13
04/14/26 vs Custer County	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Peyton, Simla was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Custer County Bobcats as they made off with a 15-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cubs, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Ethan Kissam was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kissam was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Simla is 5-1 when Kissam posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Rayfield, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Simla: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Tatum Kocerha was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Simla kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Simla has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Custer County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Simla will take on Kiowa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Custer County, they will square off against Florence at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.1 runs per game on average), something the Bobcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.