Hugoton lost against Goodland on Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hugoton Eagles suffered a tough 21-9 defeat at the hands of the Goodland Cowboys. Hugoton has not had much luck with Goodland recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bryan Montoya and Robert Williams did some serious damage despite the final result: Montoya scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Williams scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Goodland's side, Kacen Sederstrom was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Sederstrom was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Manual Gonzalez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Zach Thorsen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hugoton's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Goodland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Hugoton will be playing in front of their home fans against Southwestern Heights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hugoton is facing Southwestern Heights at the right time seeing as Southwestern Heights is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Goodland, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ulysses at 3:00 p.m. on April 16th.
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