The Douglas County Huskies will take on the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Douglas County didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon and fell 3-2. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dylan Langstaff
| 05/10/25 @ Horizon | 6 |
| 05/02/25 vs Mountain Vista | 5 |
| 04/25/25 @ ThunderRidge | 8 |
| 04/17/25 vs Castle View | 5 |
Douglas County got a good showing from Dylan Langstaff, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Langstaff has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Maicah Cabral was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Doherty.
Smoky Hill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Goodrich, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Another was Jonathan Fonseca, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Douglas County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Smoky Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Smoky Hill's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Douglas County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Smoky Hill, though, as they've only averaged .245. Will they be able to contain Douglas County's hitters?
Douglas County beat Smoky Hill 10-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buffaloes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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