Baseball Recap: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's Win Ends 12-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop won the last time they faced Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart and things went their way on Friday too. The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 10-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Thunderbirds considering their two-run performance the contest before.

The team relied heavily on Layton Uecker-Hamre, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. William Bastian was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Thunderbirds

Batting Average

05/09/25 @ Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	40%
05/06/25 vs Springfield	27.6%
05/05/25 @ Wabasso	20%
05/02/25 vs Martin County West	25%
04/29/25 @ St. Mary's	8.3%
+ 12 more games

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-12. As for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop has already played their next match (against St. Mary's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, they will face off against Nicollet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.