The Gainesville Leopards will square off against the Bonham Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bonham took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gainesville, who comes in off a win.
Gainesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Thackerville an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Leopards needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Hayden Nichols made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Nichols was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

Jeffrey Dempsey
| 04/07/26 vs Thackerville | 2 |
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| 04/18/25 vs Bonham | 1 |
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In other batting news, Jeffrey Dempsey was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mario Garcia, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Gainesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bonham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Van Alstyne, falling 16-2.
Gainesville's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-20. As for Bonham, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Gainesville might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Bonham in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Leopards have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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