The Shiner Comanches will head out to square off against the Ganado Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ganado took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Shiner, who comes in off a win.
Shiner is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Louise with a sharp 20-0 win last Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Comanches with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Ganado suffered their closest defeat since May 18, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fayetteville by a score of 8-6. The Indians have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Luke Reid put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Ganado's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-5-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Callen Hajovsky was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryce Ullman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ganado's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Shiner, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Shiner couldn't quite get it done against Ganado when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can Shiner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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