Softball Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons
St. Joseph-Ogden is 5-0 against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph-Ogden's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Joseph-Ogden is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Maroa-Forsyth (and have done all season long). St. Joseph-Ogden blew past Maroa-Forsyth 14-2. That's two games straight that St. Joseph-Ogden has won by exactly 12 runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Prairie Central on Thursday.
St. Joseph-Ogden pushed their record up to 18-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Everything went St. Joseph-Ogden's way against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as St. Joseph-Ogden made off with a 10-0 win. Does St. Joseph-Ogden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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