Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garden City). They put the hurt on the Goodland Cowboys with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Drew Strecker
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Drew Strecker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Garden City is 4-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 0-5 otherwise. Strecker was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Eli Steinmetz looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Bo Roth was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Garden City's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Tabor, who scored two runs and stole five bases.
Garden City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goodland struck out seven times.
Garden City's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Goodland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garden City will challenge Junction City at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Goodland, they will take on Decatur Community at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.17 runs per game on average), something the Cowboys will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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