Gleason has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will square off against the McKenzie Rebels at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Gleason's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
Even though Humboldt scored an imposing 14 runs on Friday, Gleason still came out on top. Gleason put the hurt on Humboldt with a sharp 24-14 victory. Fans of Gleason have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Parker Morgan made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Morgan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Curtis Mayo, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kursin Gustafson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, McKenzie is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They fell 5-2 to Henry County on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that McKenzie has lost by exactly three runs.
Gleason pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10 runs. As for McKenzie, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Gleason might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from McKenzie in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Can Gleason avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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