The Kiowa Indians will be playing at home against the Elbert Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Kiowa is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Kiowa had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against South Park.
Evan Golden put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Golden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Golden wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Golden, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Kiowa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Elbert unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Simla. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Elbert has scored all season.
Kiowa's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Elbert, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Kiowa suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Elbert in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elbert's Logan LaFollette, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Kiowa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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