Baseball Preview: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons vs. Tri-Valley Vikings
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Altin Nettleton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Nettleton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Elliott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cornerstone Christian a 9-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Valley.
The team relied heavily on Cole Klein, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cade Danko, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's loss dropped their record down to 15-6-1. As for Tri-Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. However, it's not like Tri-Valley struggles in that department as they've averaged .332. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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