Illinois High School Baseball - Herscher defeats Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
May 9, 2025: Gibson City, IL 60936 The Herscher Tigers baseball team scored 11 runs and held the host Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons to 6 in the Tigers non-league win on Friday.
The Tigers now hold a 26-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Peotone for a Illinois Central Eight test on Monday, May 12. Herscher will play a Blue Devils team coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Beecher (Beecher, IL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 9-15.
With the defeat, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley drops to 12-10 on the year. The Falcons travel to Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) to play the Panthers in a non-league test on Monday, May 12. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 12-11. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 1-0 in their recent league test against Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL)