The Garber Wolverines will face off against the Tonkawa Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Garber will be strutting in after a victory while Tonkawa will be coming in after a loss.
Garber took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Coyle a 6-0 shutout.
Kennon Sharp was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Colton Steinert and Aiden Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Steinert scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2, while Johnson scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Seth Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tonkawa came up short against Morrison on Thursday and fell 6-2. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tonkawa saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cason Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Westyn Freeman was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Tonkawa now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Garber, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Garber has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tonkawa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Garber might still be hurting after the 16-5 defeat they got from Tonkawa when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Can Garber avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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