Baseball Preview: Gaither Cowboys vs. Lennard Longhorns
The Gaither Cowboys will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lennard Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Gaither is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gaither gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against Jefferson as Gaither made off with a 7-1 win.
Michael Fernandez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on SJ Branhan, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Choe, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lennard was able to grind out a solid victory over Plant City on Tuesday, taking the game 10-5. That's two games straight that Lennard has won by exactly five runs.
Lennard also got a great performance from Pablo Garcia as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lennard let Rj Torres and Kevin Hunter loose on the outfield. Torres scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Hunter scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rowland Ruiz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Gaither is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Lennard, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9.
Gaither suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Lennard in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Gaither knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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