Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop is 1-9 against Minnesota Valley Lutheran since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Monday, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop beat Sibley East 5-2.
Luke Bastian
| 05/12/25 vs Sibley East | 3 |
| 05/09/25 @ Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart | 2 |
| 05/06/25 vs Springfield | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ United South Central | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Renville County West | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Luke Bastian, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Kaden Rieke was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Valley Lutheran has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.06 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They came up short against New Ulm Cathedral, falling 11-1. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Vander Plas, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Vander Plas has hit this season.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
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