The Gaither Cowboys will face off against the Plant Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gaither is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Gaither saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against East Bay as they made off with a 13-5 victory. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Noah Lockler looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Albert Antinori, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ivan Vasquez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Gaither always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Plant didn't have quite enough to beat Jefferson on Saturday and fell 4-3. The Panthers have struggled against the Dragons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Plant's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Gaither, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Gaither skirted past Plant 2-0 in their previous matchup back in February. Do the Cowboys have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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