Baseball Preview: Valmeyer Pirates vs. Gibault Catholic Hawks
The Valmeyer Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valmeyer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Lebanon onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Landon Roy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Killy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gibault Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over New Athens on Wednesday.
Brady Biffar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Biffar has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Biffar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Valmeyer's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Gibault Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-21.
Valmeyer might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Gibault Catholic when the teams last played on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gibault Catholic's Jj Kinsey, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that Valmeyer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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