The Holly Wildcats will head out to take on the Las Animas Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holly has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Las Animas will come in with four straight victories.
Holly lost 17-2 to Eads on Friday.
Meanwhile, Las Animas made easy work of Hoehne on Tuesday and carried off an 8-2 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Kree Wallace and Bryce Dupree did most of the damage at the plate: Wallace scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Dupree scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits Dupree has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Orion Martinez, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Las Animas pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.8 runs this season. As for Holly, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holly has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Animas struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 15.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Holly might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from Las Animas in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Holly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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