The Giddings Buffaloes will challenge the Brazos Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Giddings came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 10-1 to Ganado. The matchup marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Giddings saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Fromme, who went 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Fromme launched this season.
Meanwhile, Brazos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 13-10 to Shiner. Even if the Cougars couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Luke Polasek was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Gunner Grigar was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Giddings' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for Brazos, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Giddings came out on top in a nail-biter against Brazos in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. Will Giddings repeat their success, or does Brazos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
