As Eagle fans have seen already, senior Jozey Gump displayed her power at the plate for the Glidden-Ralston fans last Wednesday versus CAM (Anita) in an 11-9 loss. She went 2 for 5 and blasted a three-run homer over the fence. Prior to that, in a Tuesday game versus Exira-EHK she doubled and drove in the only run in an 11-1 loss. Her week concluded in a Friday loss 12-7 to Woodbine, where she singled and had five putouts on defense. The Wildcats are currently 3-4 on their season.
For Roland-Story, a Tuesday loss to Ogden 6-1 saw Thomas Matthes pitch three innings and allow one earned run on two hits. He issued no walks and struck out three. A Wednesday doubleheader versus Gilbert saw a close 3-2 loss in game one with Matthes getting a base hit and six putouts on defense. The Norsemen split the games by taking the nightcap 9-5 over the Tigers. Matthes had two RBI with a double and scored a run. Mark Dawson had a base hit, two RBI and scored a run along with making a stolen base. He rounded it out with nine putouts on defense.
On Thursday they won again 5-2 over Greene County. Matthes doubled and scored a run, while Dawson also crossed the dish once. In a 15-0 win over Manson Northwest Webster on Friday, Matthes pitched a four-inning perfect game with five K’s. He had one RBI and scored three runs. Dawson had four putouts on defense. The Norsemen are currently 8-2 on the year.
