Baseball Game Preview: Tremont Turks vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons

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Previous Games

04/13/24 - Home	5-6 L
04/25/23 - Away	5-4 W
04/06/22 - Home	5-4 W
05/24/21 - Home	3-2 W
04/03/19 - Away	10-3 W
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Tremont has gone 6-1 against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Turks will head out to take on the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

If Tremont beats Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went the Turks' way against Fieldcrest on Monday as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The Turks haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley made easy work of St. Thomas More on Tuesday and carried off an 11-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.

Zeb Greer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Graydon Leonard, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Brayden Bradbury also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Tremont's record now sits at 16-4. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their record is now 8-6.