The Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins didn't have quite enough to beat the Poteet Aggies on Saturday and fell 10-9. The Griffins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eli Mazeika
| 03/29/25 @ Poteet | 5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Marion | 4 |
| 02/19/24 @ Bracken Christian | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Lutheran | 3 |
| 05/02/24 vs Columbus | 3 |
Eli Mazeika and Rhett Elliot put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mazeika pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Elliot pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Mazeika a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Mazeika scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Elliot went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Santiago Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February.
Even though they lost, Great Hearts Northern Oaks kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks' loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Poteet, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-12-1.
Looking ahead, Great Hearts Northern Oaks will square off against Jourdanton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jourdanton will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Great Hearts Northern Oaks surely won't give up without a fight. As for Poteet, they will face off against Randolph at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Randolph has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.82 runs per game on average), something Poteet will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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