Gilman fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Spencer on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spencer Rockets by a score of 6-5. Gilman was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spencer apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Dawson Grunseth put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Grunseth was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a triple.
In other batting news, Connor Nichols made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Spencer's side, Reed Knecht was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Knecht is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Peterson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Gilman dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Spencer, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-6.
Gilman will head out on the road to square off against Columbus Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Spencer, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Abbotsford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Spencer is facing Abbotsford at the right time seeing as Abbotsford is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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