Baseball Game Preview: Metro-East Lutheran Knights vs. Gibault Catholic Hawks

Knights

Runs

05/07/25 @ Springfield Southeast	3
05/05/25 @ Breese Central	0
05/01/25 vs Southwestern	6
04/29/25 vs Marquette Catholic	13
04/28/25 @ Marquette Catholic	4
+ 17 more games

Metro-East Lutheran hasn't had much luck against Gibault Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Knights will welcome the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Metro-East Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Metro-East Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat Springfield Southeast and fell 4-3. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Metro-East Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kober, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic hadn't done well against Mascoutah recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Hawks won by a run and slipped past the Indians 4-3. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hawks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Kole Schilling was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Michael Wessel was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Metro-East Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Gibault Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.

Gibault Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Metro-East Lutheran hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Gibault Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Metro-East Lutheran's hitters?

Metro-East Lutheran suffered a grim 20-5 defeat to Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.