Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Sleepy Eye, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Indians by a score of 8-6 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Thunderbirds' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Layton Uecker-Hamre
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Layton Uecker-Hamre was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop is 2-1 when Uecker-Hamre allows one or fewer earned runs, but 0-7 otherwise. Uecker-Hamre was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Owen Swenson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Kellen Nachreiner also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Sleepy Eye, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-3.
Looking ahead, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop will take on B O L D at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sleepy Eye, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-1 defeat against Minnesota Valley Lutheran on the 25th.
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