Thorndale never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past the Holland Hornets 17-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Lance Pesl made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gunner Ferguson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Nathan Grimm was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Thorndale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holland only posted a batting average of .133.
Bulldogs
| 04/01/25 vs Holland | 17-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Bremond | 12-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs Granger | 12-1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Burton | 18-8 |
| 02/24/25 vs Rockdale | 2-1 |
| + 11 more games |
Thorndale's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Holland, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Thorndale is set to take on their familiar foe Rosebud-Lott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Holland will challenge rival Bremond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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