Stockdale is 9-1 against Garces Memorial since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Stockdale Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Garces Memorial Rams at 4:00 p.m. Stockdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Garces Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Stockdale took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Independence onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Andrew Dickey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Stockdale got a big performance out of Hayden Elchlepp, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Anthony Nunez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial came into Thursday's game having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial on Thursday and snuck past 4-2.
Nathan Willard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Garces Memorial's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was AP Antongiovanni, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Stockdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Garces Memorial, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-15.
Everything went Stockdale's way against Garces Memorial in their previous matchup back in April as Stockdale made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stockdale since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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