Baseball Preview: Pike Central Chargers vs. Gibson Southern Titans
Pike Central is 1-6 against Gibson Southern since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pike Central Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Gibson Southern Titans at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Pike Central is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Shoals onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Pike Central's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Noah Meece made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Meece has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Meece was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, JJ Belmore was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jiles Mason, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Evansville Christian 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gibson Southern.
Brogan McClellan looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Seth Parsons was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Marvel, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Pike Central's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Gibson Southern, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Pike Central came up short against Gibson Southern when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Pike Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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