The Civic Memorial Eagles will be playing at home against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Civic Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Gibault Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
After only one run in their last matchup, Civic Memorial made sure to put some runs up on the board against Collinsville on Monday. Civic Memorial put the hurt on Collinsville with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Megan Griffith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Griffith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bella Thien, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Avari Combes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 17-3 defeat at the hands of New Athens.
Civic Memorial now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Civic Memorial was able to grind out a solid win over Gibault Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, winning 8-5. Will Civic Memorial repeat their success, or does Gibault Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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