The Spencer Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Gilman Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spencer has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Gilman will come in with three straight wins.
Spencer came up short against Loyal on Thursday, falling 15-2.
Meanwhile, Gilman made easy work of Stanley-Boyd on Friday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Dawson Grunseth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Gilman: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Grunseth was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Beau Pockat was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Duellman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Gilman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Spencer's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Gilman, their record is now 5-3.
Spencer was able to grind out a solid win over Gilman in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 4-1. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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