The Sedgwick County Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. in Monday's first game. Sedgwick County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Sedgwick County had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Maxwell.
Tate Renquist and Josh Kler did some serious damage despite the final result: Renquist scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Kler went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Renquist is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Haxtun has not done well against Merino recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way in Saturday's second game. Haxtun walked away with a 9-6 win over Merino.
Haxtun got a big performance out of Kaiden Schelling, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grant Statz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Sedgwick County dropped their record down to 4-6 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Haxtun, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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