Gibault Catholic hasn't had much luck against Marissa/Coulterville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Meteors at 4:30 p.m. Gibault Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
While Gibault Catholic's win against Valmeyer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Pirates on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Gibault Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Murphy has launched this season. Another was Chloe Lancaster, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Marissa/Coulterville put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Steeleville. The Meteors were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Warriors. The Meteors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Kennedy Trieb, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Reilly Reid was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Marissa/Coulterville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Gibault Catholic, their record is now 9-13.
Gibault Catholic might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Marissa/Coulterville when the teams last played back in April. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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