The Serena Huskers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Reed-Custer Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Serena has three straight victories, Reed-Custer has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Serena narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hinckley-Big Rock 4-3.
Beau Raikes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Raikes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Raikes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanner Faivre, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Wesley Hendricks was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Reed-Custer lost 15-5 to St. Joseph-Ogden on Saturday.
Serena pushed their record up to 11-12 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Reed-Custer, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
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