Giddings had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against Manor New Tech as they made off with a 14-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Giddings also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Gus Navejas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Navejas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Navejas was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Corbin Medack was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gunnar Fromme, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Giddings' win bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Manor New Tech, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7-1.
Giddings will be playing in front of their home fans against Smithville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Smithville hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Manor New Tech, they will head out on the road to face off against Caldwell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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