Holcomb is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lakin is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Holcomb Longhorns will take on the Lakin Broncs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holcomb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Lakin's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Holcomb had not allowed a single run the last six times they've hit the field. Holcomb's pitcher stepped up to hand Goodland a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Nobody will forget Korryn Johnson's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Goodland's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Buchholz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Lakin lost 17-2 to Cimarron on Monday.
Holcomb's win bumped their record up to 18-0. As for Lakin, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Everything went Holcomb's way against Lakin when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Holcomb made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Holcomb repeat their success, or does Lakin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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