The Crowley County Chargers will face off against the Hoehne Farmers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crowley County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Ellicott, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Chargers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunderhawks a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Derreck Buford made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Buford was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Crowley County is 3-1 when Buford posts two or more runs, but 0-4 otherwise.
Anthoni Walter
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In other batting news, Crowley County let Anthoni Walter and Tritt Buhr run wild. Walter scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Buhr scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Walter is becoming a predictor of Crowley County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Hoehne came into Thursday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Custer County with a sharp 12-2 victory on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Anthony Sandoval, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Jayson Guzzo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Hoehne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Hoehne's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Crowley County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
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