It was a good run, but Otis unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs. Otis has not had much luck with Haxtun recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Haxtun's part, Kanin Koberstein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 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.
Otis' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Haxtun, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Otis has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Prairie at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Prairie has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Otis will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Haxtun, they will head out on the road to take on Merino at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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