Baseball Game Preview: Gibault Catholic Hawks vs. Valmeyer Pirates

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Previous Games

05/17/25 - Away	4-3 W
04/28/25 - Home	8-3 W
05/18/24 - Home	3-0 W
05/11/24 - Home	8-2 W
04/22/24 - Away	1-8 L
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Gibault Catholic is 9-1 against Valmeyer since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Gibault Catholic has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Breese Central hit Gibault Catholic with a four-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hawks came up short against the Cougars, falling 11-3. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Robert Pierpoint was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Nolan Snell was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Valmeyer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 14-3 to Waterloo.

Valmeyer saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Blanchard, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.

Valmeyer's loss dropped their record down to 10-19. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.

Gibault Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Valmeyer in their previous matchup on Saturday, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.