Cowboys
| 04/04/26 vs East Bay | 16-1 |
| 03/31/26 @ Strawberry Crest | 16-0 |
| 03/26/26 @ Chamberlain | 14-4 |
Gaither had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the East Bay Indians as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The Cowboys have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.
Cheyann Ponder looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Kendal Jackson and Carolyn Emanuel did most of the damage at the plate: Jackson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Emanuel went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Emanuel continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Ramsey, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Gaither always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Bay only posted an OBP of .300.
Gaither's record now sits at 6-7. As for East Bay, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-8.
Looking ahead, Gaither will square off against Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulls' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Cowboys' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Bay, they will challenge Strawberry Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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