For the second straight game, Garfield will face off against LaBrae. The G-Men will welcome the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Garfield is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 20, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of LaBrae by a score of 7-5. The defeat continues a trend for the G-Men in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
For LaBrae's part, Landon Brunstetter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Brunstetter a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Easton Armstrong, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
LaBrae pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Garfield, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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