Garden City and Thomas More Prep-Marian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Garden City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Scott with a sharp 17-2 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Ethan Ackerman
| 05/09/25 vs Scott | 5 |
| 04/22/25 vs Liberal | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Goodland | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Goodland | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Liberal | 1 |
Garden City got a massive performance out of Ethan Ackerman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Those five stolen bases gave Ackerman a new career-high. Drew Strecker was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Garden City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Thomas More Prep-Marian and Hays finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Monarchs were not able to get on the board.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's tie makes their record 18-4-1 this season. As for Garden City, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Garden City suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Thomas More Prep-Marian in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Buffaloes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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