Eureka had lost six straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 12-13 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons by a score of 6-5. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
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Keegan Myers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Eureka is 2-1 when Myers posts one or more home runs, but 10-12 otherwise.
As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted against Eureka since April 17, 2019.
On Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's side, Graydon Leonard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Leonard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trent Wetherell, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Cameron Kaeding was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eureka will welcome Morton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Potters have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they will be playing at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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