Nickerson had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-13 to make it seven. They lost 9-1 to the Hesston Swathers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Swathers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-2 on Tuesday.
Nickerson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fallon Rist, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
As for Hesston, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-2. Considering they have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
On Hesston's side, Andrew Huxman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Huxman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Landen Meyer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Burkholder, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Nickerson is set to take on their familiar foe Haven on Friday. Meanwhile, Hesston will face off against rival Pratt at 4:00 p.m. on May 2.
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