Baseball Preview: Gibson Southern Titans vs. Henderson County Colonels
Gibson Southern is on a four-game streak of home losses, Henderson County a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Gibson Southern Titans will take on the Henderson County Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Gibson Southern fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Princeton on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-6.
Gibson Southern got a good showing from Kolton Schmitt, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Schmitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Spencer Staggs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Henderson County's offense. They fell just short of Owensboro Catholic by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Henderson County also got a good showing from Cole Thompson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Gibson Southern's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Henderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
