The Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds will head out to take on the B O L D Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Sleepy Eye, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Indians by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The Thunderbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Layton Uecker-Hamre
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Layton Uecker-Hamre was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 0-7 when he doesn't). Uecker-Hamre was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Owen Swenson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Kellen Nachreiner also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, B O L D was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Melrose. The Warriors have struggled against the Dutchmen recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's record now sits at 2-8. As for B O L D, their record is now 4-6.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop beat B O L D 12-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbirds since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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