In what's become a running theme this season, Haxtun gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Otis Bulldogs with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Haxtun.
Kanin Koberstein made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Koberstein was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colin Cone, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Madden Larsen, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Haxtun is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Otis, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Haxtun will head out on the road to challenge Merino at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Merino is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Haxtun will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Otis will take on Prairie at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Otis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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