THRALL — A quarter of the way through the District 27-2A schedule and the Thrall Tigers (11-5-1 overall, 4-0 District 27-2A) find themselves atop the district standings, leading Holland by one-half game. The Tigers are currently on a four-game win streak and have won seven of their last eight games, including hard-fought wins over Thorndale and Rosebud-Lott in the past week.
On March 12, the Tigers got three-hit pitching from Maverick McAllister and shut out the Thorndale Bulldogs 5-0. Jack Gustafson drove in three runs with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to seal the win.
The Tigers followed that win up with an 11-1 rout of Granger, before holding off the Rosebud-Lott Cougars 12-9. Against Granger, Anthony Sandoval and Jack Gustafson each drove in three runs to pace the offense. Sandoval also picked up the win on the mound. He surrendered one run on four hits and struck out five Lion batters.
