Gardiner fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Waterville on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-5. The Tigers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Grayson Greenleaf put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Greenleaf was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, Liam Verhille was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Gardiner's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Waterville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Coming up, Gardiner will challenge Lawrence at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Waterville, they will square off against John Bapst Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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