Thurston hasn't had much luck against Garden City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Garden City took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Thurston, who comes in off a win.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last seven times Thurston and Crestwood have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Eagles walked away with an 11-8 win over the Chargers.
Damar Crimes and Xavier Gay made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Crimes tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gay struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Thurston is 4-2 when Gay allows two or fewer hits, but 1-6 otherwise. At the plate, Crimes got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles, while Gay got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Crimes has posted since back in April.
Cortez Crumble
| 04/30/25 vs Crestwood | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Ecorse | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Crestwood | 1 |
| 04/09/25 @ Robichaud | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Robichaud | 1 |
In other batting news, Cortez Crumble and Josiah Robinson did most of the damage at the plate: Crumble got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Robinson got on base in two of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave Crumble a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Desmond Ferguson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Garden City fell victim to Edsel Ford and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunderbirds. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Garden City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Armstrong, who went 1-for-5 with one triple.
Thurston's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Garden City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5.
Thurston might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Garden City when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
