Baseball Game Preview: Gibault Catholic Hawks vs. Valmeyer Pirates

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Previous Games

05/18/24 - Home	3-0 W
05/11/24 - Home	8-2 W
04/22/24 - Away	1-8 L
05/13/23 - Away	17-9 W
04/24/23 - Home	8-5 W
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Gibault Catholic has gone 8-2 against Valmeyer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Saturday, Gibault Catholic came up short against Freeburg and fell 6-3. The Hawks have struggled against the Midgets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Carson Timmons was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.

At the plate, Layne Wilkens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Valmeyer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Wesclin, falling 16-4.

Gibault Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Valmeyer, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.

Gibault Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Valmeyer in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 3-0. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.