After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sudan, Olton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hale Center Owls as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Mustangs' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Alex Green
| 04/14/26 vs Hale Center | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Ralls | 2 |
| 03/13/26 @ Plains | 2 |
| 04/07/26 @ Sudan | 1 |
| 03/31/26 @ New Deal | 1 |
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Paytn Jimenez and Alex Green did most of the damage at the plate: Jimenez got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Green went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Green has become a key player for Olton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-12-1 otherwise. Callen Burns was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Olton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hale Center only posted an OBP of .176.
Olton moved to 6-12-1 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Hale Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Olton will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Owls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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