After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Haven, Halstead was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hillsboro Trojans as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Cayden Cornejo
| 04/17/25 @ Hillsboro | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Nickerson | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Nickerson | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Haven | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Hesston | 1 |
Cayden Cornejo was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Halstead's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Leighton Siebert was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Halstead: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ben Schulte, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-10. As for Hillsboro, their record is now 4-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Trojans beat Halstead by a score of 6-1 later that day.
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