The Douglas County Huskies will face off against the Heritage Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Douglas County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Heritage has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
If Douglas County beats Heritage with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Huskies beat Mountain Vista on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-3.
Dylan Langstaff tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has become a key player for Douglas County: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-8 otherwise.
Spensor Sharp
| 05/02/25 vs Mountain Vista | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Castle View | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ West Point | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ ThunderRidge | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Cherokee Trail | 1 |
On the hitting side, Spensor Sharp was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Ponderosa on Friday and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
Heritage also got a good showing from Camden Nichols, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Furthermore, Nichols didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Heritage saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryant Buelow, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Douglas County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Douglas County beat Heritage 9-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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