Baseball Recap: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Has No Trouble Against El Paso-Gridley

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Hoopeston	15
04/14/25 vs El Paso-Gridley	10
04/07/25 @ Heyworth	10
03/26/25 vs Watseka	10
03/25/25 @ Prairie Central	10

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley never let their opponents score on Monday. They blew past the El Paso-Gridley Titans 10-0. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.

Brayden Elliott made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Elliott was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley let Trent Wethererll and Parker Baillie run wild. Wethererll scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Baillie went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that Baillie hit this season. Conner Kinzinger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will face off against rival Deer Creek-Mackinaw at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley is set to take on their familiar foe Tremont at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.