South Holt's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Stanberry Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Tycen Skeen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since April 3rd.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Biondo, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Hayes Weller was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
South Holt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
| 04/29/25 vs Stanberry | 10-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Worth County | 11-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Northeast Nodaway | 11-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs DeKalb | 3-1 |
| 04/10/25 vs South Nodaway | 2-1 |
| + 12 more games |
South Holt's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Stanberry, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Holt will take on Stewartsville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Stanberry, they will square off against King City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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