After five games on the road, Gibson Southern is heading back home. They will take on the Evansville Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gibson Southern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
The matchup between Gibson Southern and Tecumseh on Thursday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went Gibson Southern's way against Tecumseh as Gibson Southern made off with a 22-2 win. The victory was just what Gibson Southern needed coming off of a 9-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Brogan McClellan tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Connor Marvel was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colin Scherer, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Evansville Central had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Bloomington South on Saturday.
Evansville Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Ferguson, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Gibson Southern's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Evansville Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gibson Southern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Evansville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Gibson Southern might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Evansville Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Gibson Southern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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