The Smoky Hill Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglas County Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Smoky Hill lost 13-3 to Far Northeast W on Monday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Douglas County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Legacy on Monday as Douglas County made off with a 10-3 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Douglas County needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Reed McConnell tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Corey Chavez was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Absher, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Smoky Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Douglas County, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Smoky Hill might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Douglas County in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Thankfully for Smoky Hill, Case Williams (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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