Baseball Game Preview: Cahokia Comanches vs. Gibault Catholic Hawks

Cahokia is 0-8 against Gibault Catholic since April of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. Cahokia will face off against Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Cahokia is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Valmeyer, falling 19-0. That's two games in a row now that the Comanches have lost by exactly 19 runs.

Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 8-2 to Roxana. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly six runs.

Carson Timmons was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).

On the hitting side, Tyler Frierdich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Nolan Snell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Cahokia's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Cahokia might still be hurting after the 23-3 loss they got from Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Cahokia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.