After a string of three wins, Sedgwick County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their tough 13-6 defeat to Yuma might stick with them for a while. Sedgwick County has not had much luck with Yuma recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Roman Kirk put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Kirk was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tate Renquist was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Brady Mollendor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
On Yuma's side, Lennox Huwa and Christian Thomson did most of the damage at the plate: Huwa scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5, while Thomson went 3-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Escobar, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Sedgwick County's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Yuma, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Sedgwick County by a score of 20-10 later that day.
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