The Sibley East Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Sibley East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sibley East took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Triton by a score of 8-3.
Meanwhile, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop hadn't done well against St. Mary's recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Thunderbirds beat the Knights by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Sibley East is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, their record is now 5-12.
Sibley East took their victory against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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