Smoky Hill's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mullen Mustangs as the Smoky Hill Buffaloes made off with a 17-6 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Buffaloes needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Smoky Hill got a massive performance out of Ailey Henry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Henry a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikiah Light, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Smoky Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mullen only hit seven.
Smoky Hill's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Mullen, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Smoky Hill will square off against Cherry Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mullen, they will head out on the road to square off against Vista PEAK Prep at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mullen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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