Baseball Recap: Gibson Southern Snags 12th Victory in Last 14 Games

Titans

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 vs Pike Central	14
05/03/25 @ Evansville Christian	13
05/20/25 @ Washington	10
04/22/25 vs South Spencer	10
04/17/25 @ Mt. Vernon	10

Gibson Southern lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Evansville Mater Dei, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Saturday's contest. The Titans were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Wildcats on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Gibson Southern got a great performance from Cam Truxal as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Truxal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Connor Marvel was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Foster, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Gibson Southern is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.

Gibson Southern has already played their next contest, a 5-2 defeat against Castle on the 26th. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they will challenge Perry Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.