The Trojan end-of-year win streak stops at three games with a narrow 2-1 loss at Sanderson, the Cap-7 champs, in the first round of the NCHSSA 4A Baseball playoffs. Garner is held to just three hits, wasting a Zach Howell 3-hitter. A capsule of the challenging year, the Trojans jump out on top in the third when Austin Gulley leads off with a single, is moved to 2nd on a Zach Clay sacrifice and scores on back-to-back Spartan errors later in the inning for a 1-0 Trojan lead. But Sanderson answers right back in their half of the third, packaging a lead-off walk, hit-and-run single to put runners at the corners. A Howell wild pitch plates the tying run and allows the runner to advance to third and he scores the winning run on an infield out. Howell goes the distance, allowing just 2 more hits the rest of the way while striking out six for the Trojans, who end their year 9-15. Kudos to Coach Goffena and the men for a strong finish and the service of the Class of 2008 for serving GMHS well!
| R | H | E | ||
| GAR | 0010000 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| SAN | 002000X | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Thank you Trojan Club supporter:
Robert Walters, Co/C.Ped
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