Thurston-Cuming County will face off against Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Thurston-Cuming County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Centennial by a score of 6-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for Thurston-Cuming County in their matchups with Centennial: they've now won three in a row.
Jake Schuster
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| 04/07/25 vs Tekamah-Herman | 2 |
Jake Schuster was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Roth was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trevor Trimble, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Thurston-Cuming County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only posted a batting average of .143.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer made sure to put some runs up on the board against Tekamah-Herman on Monday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer put the hurt on Tekamah-Herman with a sharp 11-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Cody Hass, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Guenther, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
Thurston-Cuming County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thurston-Cuming County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
