It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Gananda Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Red Jacket 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gananda Central.
Maddox Stoughton and Henry Shutts made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Stoughton struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Shutts tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stoughton scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Shutts went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Giancursio, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Gananda Central pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Red Jacket, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Gananda Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against Williamson at 4:30 p.m. Gananda Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Red Jacket, they are on the road again on Monday to play Newark at 5:00 p.m. Newark will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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