Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Gananda Central

Blue Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 @ Lyons	23
04/23/25 @ North Rose-Wolcott	16
05/15/25 @ Marion	14
05/12/25 @ Red Creek	10
04/29/25 @ Williamson	10

Gananda Central entered their tilt with Marion on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Black Knights get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The Blue Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.

Jack Frick made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Gananda Central got a massive performance out of Maddox Stoughton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Stoughton is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Henry Shutts, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Gananda Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .543. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Gananda Central pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Marion, they are on a 30-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Gananda Central is set to take on their familiar foe Williamson at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Marion will face off against rival East Rochester at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.