Preview: Ganado Indians vs. Schulenburg Shorthorns
The Ganado Indians will head out on the road to take on the Schulenburg Shorthorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ganado has three straight wins, Schulenburg has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ganado gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Bloomington 20-0.
Cain Hayden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Hayden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other pitching news, Jason Fitch looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, Ganado got a massive performance out of Callen Hajovsky, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Hicks, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Schulenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Shiner on Monday and fell 3-1.
Ganado's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 17.3 runs. As for Schulenburg, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Ganado came up short against Schulenburg when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 5-1. Can Ganado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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