The Ganado Indians will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Schulenburg Shorthorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ganado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Ganado had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Giddings on Saturday. Ganado put the hurt on Giddings with a sharp 10-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Cain Hayden made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Ganado is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 1-2-1 otherwise. Hayden was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
Luke Reid
| 03/08/25 vs Giddings | 4 |
| 03/05/24 @ Moulton | 2 |
| 02/23/24 @ Louise | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Brazos | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Louise | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Reid, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Cade Nixon, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Ganado was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Giddings only posted a batting average of .100.
Meanwhile, Schulenburg had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Tidehaven by a score of 5-2 on Thursday. The Shorthorns' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The victory got Ganado back to even at 3-3-1. As for Schulenburg, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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